Famous Quotes About war

A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion.

This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games.

It is hard, I submit, to loathe bloodshed, including war, more than I do, but it is still harder to exceed my loathing of the very nature of totalitarian states in which massacre is only an administrative detail.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.

During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism.

It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.

The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.