War Quotes

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

The sinews of war are infinite money.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

The only excuse for war is that we may live in peace unharmed.

Laws are silent in time of war.

In time of war the laws are silent.

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just.

If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

Morality is contraband in war.

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives... inside ourselves.

The myth of unlimited production brings war in its train as inevitably as clouds announce a storm.

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.

We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.