War Quotes

We make war that we may live in peace. (Aristotle, 384-322 bc)

The purpose of all war is peace. (Saint Augustine, 354-430)

War? Gave us a good laugh. (André Breton, 1896-1966)

If, however, there is to be a war of nerves let us make sure our nerves are strong and are fortified by the deepest convictions of our hearts. (Winston Churchill, 1874-1965)

Little did we guess that what has been called the century of the common man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries together in the history of the world. (Winston Churchill, 1874-1965)

So long as mankind shall continue to lavish more praise upon its destroyers than upon its benefactors war shall remain the chief pursuit of ambitious minds. (Edward Gibbon, 1737-1794)

It must be thoroughly understood that the lost land will never be won back by solemn appeals to the God, nor by hopes in any League of Nations, but only by the force of arms. (Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945)

War is the greatest plague that can afflict mankind ... Any scourge is preferable to it. (Martin Luther, 1843-1546)

War may make a fool of man, but it by no means degrades him; on the contrary, it tends to exalt him, and its net effects are much like those of motherhood on women. (Henry L. Mencken, 1880-1956)

The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it. (George Orwell, 1903-1950)

As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar it will cease to be popular. (Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900)

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