Quotes About Conflict

International politics is like a glass. Aggressive moves by either side pour water in. The overflow is war." Dimka

en una guerra civil, la primera víctima era la justicia.

We're all idealists," said Lord Silverman, smoothing over the conflict like a good host. "That's why we're in politics. People without ideals don't bother. But we have to confront the realities of elections and public opinion.

El general rebelde, Franco, había conseguido el respaldo de la Iglesia católica.

Elizabeth's true attitude was probably that of someone who hears two drunks fighting in the street at night: it did not matter who won so long as neither tried to get into the house.

Cómo se pueden obtener soluciones si a nadie se le permite hablar de los problemas?

stomped off.

take those young men in the springtime of their lives and march them in front of cannon to be shot to pieces or maimed for ever, no doubt for the very best reasons of international diplomacy.

Es cierto. Si algo he aprendido en España es que tenemos que combatir a los comunistas tanto como a los fascistas. Son perversos, los unos y los otros.

When I was doing the research for Fall of Giants I was shocked to realize that the First World War was a war that nobody wanted. No European leader on either side intended it to happen. But the emperors and prime ministers, one by one, made decisions—logical, moderate decisions—each of which took us a small step closer to the most terrible conflict the world had ever known.

Here in North Africa, American forces were fighting against terrorists whose values were violence, bigotry, and fear.

Allies had stood on the sidelines, fighting minor wars, joining in only for the last eleven months. All their casualties put together were only a fraction of those suffered by the Soviet people.

War is not a picnic," Mawhinney said angrily. "If we avoid war, we can carry on having picnics.

She tried reason, arguing with herself as much as with him. What's the point of breaking my vow to my father, in order to make a marriage vow to you? If I break the first vow, the second is worthless.

it was like a fencing match with blunted swords.

Zustand drohender Kriegsgefahr. Prepare for imminent war.

N'importe quel imbécile peut se lancer dans une bagarre, mais le sage sait les éviter.

Orice prost poate s? intre într-o b?taie, dar numai un înÈ›elept È™tie cum s? se fereasc? de ele.

International politics is like a glass. Aggressive moves by either side pour water in. The overflow is war.

Noruega fue invadida el mismo día que Dinamarca, pero los noruegos estuvieron luchando durante dos meses. ¿No nos convierte eso en unos cobardes?

Han aplastado a la nobleza. —Pero también a la prensa que estaba en su contra.

Ofrecer resistencia hubiera causado un derramamiento de sangre innecesario, y el resultado final no habría variado.

había cometido un asesinato en Bosnia, y un mes después, ¡Rusia estaba en guerra con Alemania!

When I was doing the research for Fall of Giants, I was shocked to realize that the First World War was a war that nobody wanted. No European leader on either side intended for it to happen. But the emperors and prime ministers, one by one, made decisions –logical, moderate decisions –each of which took us a small step closer to the most terrible conflict the world had ever known. I came to believe that it was all a tragic accident. And I wondered: Could that happen again?