Quotes About Conflict

When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie.

Let me have war, say I; it exceeds peace as far as day does night; it's spritely, waking, audible, and full of vent.

A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.

We and the world, my children, will always be at war. Retreat is impossible. Arm yourselves.

If great teams don't have an "enemy," they create one for themselves because, as former Coca-Cola CEO Roberto Goizueta pointed out, "you can't have a war without one."

The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives -- the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.

The alternative to peace is war, which will expose everyone to mass casualties, misery and a loss of perspective for many years to come.

Viewed as drama, World War I is somewhat disappointing.

The war will continue a long time. Chiang Kai-shek may attempt to continue hostilities throughout his ifetime and as long as Chiang continues, Japan must continue.

Suppose they gave a war, and no one came?

You want to prevent war, you talk, talk, but you also have to back it up with actions.

No one hates war like a soldier hates war.

Usually when a lot of men get together, it's called a war.

War has been with us ever since the dawn of civilization. Nothing has been more constant in history than war.

Lysander said that the law spoke too softly to be heard in such a noise of war.

I would certainly be open to closing areas where we are at war with somebody. I sure as hell don't want to let people that want to kill us and kill our nation use our Internet.

History shows that wars are divided into two kinds-just and unjust. All wars that are progressive are just, and all wars that impede progress are unjust.

No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be feasible without war, for example by allowing more time to the UN inspectors.

I don't believe that being against the war can be equated with being non-supportive of our troops.

Now, I believe that war is never inevitable until it starts, but there has been a great proclivity in human history, and including in recent history, for war.

You do not get peace by shouting: Peace. Peace is a meaningless word; what we need is a glorious peace.

But do you know, I shall not be sorry to die. I shall be glad, Monsieur. And why glad, you ask? Because I love France and hate the Germans who have put this war on us.

President Bush failed "miserably" at diplomacy, forcing the United States into war.

Nothing is easy in war. Mistakes are always paid for in casualties and troops are quick to sense any blunder made by their commanders.