Quotes About War

Dos grandes potencias habían decidido fomentar antiguos odios étnicos en Yugoslavia, para convertirlos en una guerra local. En apariencia, la idea consistía en incrementar la dependencia de la zona afectada de la ayuda de organizaciones internacionales, lo cual equivalía a otorgar a organismos supranacionales la potestad de inmiscuirse en los asuntos de Estados individuales.

The more we appreciate from whence we came biologically, the better placed we will be to build up those cultural and environmental influences that help ameliorate the worst aspects of war.

killing other members of our own species -a rarity in the animal kingdom- is a male behavior that evolved early in our history, because those individuals who manifested such a predisposition were more likely to transmit their genes to the next generation than those who didn't. War and violence, then, are indelibly linked to sex and reproduction.

It is in my mind that a people faced with death or slavery as their only choices are not readily going to relinquish war. - Longinus Sdapeze

Romans! They think women and children are fit sacrifices in war and anything less than crucifixion smacks of leniency. And they call us barbarians. - Longinus Sdapeze

If I should come out of this war alive, I will have more luck than brains. I like to fly, not to kill.

Everthing is fear in love and war

un partido de fútbol, esa forma de guerra más sofisticada, que exige que las ideas lleguen a los pies.

War can only be abolished by war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one it is man and not materials that counts.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

Power grows from the barrel of a gun.

dime por qué nuestras grandes naciones pueden enviar legiones de soldados a la guerra, pero son incapaces de hacer lo mismo cuando se trata de salvar los niños (...). Alguna cosa ha cambiado. Para mí vivir ya no es un derecho, se ha convertido en un privilegio

The English remained paralysed by their own rivalries until the following April, at which point Æthelred made an invaluable contribution to the war effort by dropping dead, clearing the way for Edmund to succeed him.

Æthelred made an invaluable contribution to the war effort by dropping dead, clearing the way for Edmund to succeed him.

The truth is that every morning war is declared afresh. And the men who wish to continue it are as guilty as the men who began it, more guilty perhaps, for the latter perhaps did not foresee all its horrors.

For in this respect love is not like war; after the battle is ended we renew the fight with keener ardour, which we never cease to intensify the more thoroughly we are defeated, provided always that we are still in a position to give battle.

O shame to men! Devil with devil damned Firm concord holds, men only disagree Of creatures rational, though under hope Of heavenly grace: and God proclaiming peace, Yet live in hatred, enmity, and strife Among themselves, and levy cruel wars, Wasting the earth, each other to destroy: As if (which might induce us to accord) Man had not hellish foes enough besides, That day and night for his destruction wait.

Say they who counsel war; 'we are decreed, Reserved, and destined to eternal woe; Whatever doing, what can we suffer more, What can we suffer worse?' Is this then worst

I call therefore a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully and magnanimously all the offices both private and public, of peace and war.

He spake: and to confirm his words, out flew Millions of flaming swords, drawn from the thighs Of mighty Cherubim; the sudden blaze Far round illumin'd hell: highly they rag'd Against the Highest, and fierce with grasped Arms Clash'd on thir sounding shields the din of war, Hurling defiance toward the Vault of Heav'n.

Vain war with Heaven; and, by success untaught, His proud imaginations thus displayed:—

Dios proclama la paz, y ellos viven, no obstante, dominados por el odio y la enemistad y en perpetua lucha; se mueven crueles guerras y devastan la tierra para destruirse unos a otros, como si no tuvieran, y en esto deberían cifrar su unión, sobrados enemigos en el infierno que día y noche conspiran para su ruina.

Henceforth His might we know, and know our own, So as not either to provoke, or dread New war provoked. Our better part remains To work in close design, by fraud or guile, What force effected not; that He no less At length from us may find, who overcomes By force, hath overcome but half his foe.