Quotes about War
Some years ago, the federal government declared war on poverty, and poverty won.
— Ronald Reagan
There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.
— Reinhold Niebuhr
I look upon the whole world as my fatherland, and every war has to me the horror of a family feud.
— Helen Keller
Peace is not just the absence of war. Like a cathedral, peace must be constructed patiently and with unshakable faith.
— Pope John Paul II
The only way to win World War III is to prevent it.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
It's time for fathers to war for their kids more than the culture wars for your kids.
— Lou Engle
Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them.
— Abbie Hoffman
It is better to win the peace and to lose the war.
— Bob Marley
I believe - though I may be wrong, because I'm no expert - that this war is about what most wars are about: hegemony, money, power and oil.
— Dustin Hoffman
Love is like a war; easy to start but hard to end and you never know where it might take you.
— Oscar Wilde
Wars of nations are fought to change maps. But wars of poverty are fought to map change.
— Muhammad Ali
The bombs in Vietnam explode at home; they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.