My feeling is that poetry will wither on the vine if you don't regularly come back to the simplest fundamentals of the poem: rhythm, rhyme, simple subjects - love, death, war. James Fenton backdeathfelt Change image and share on social
The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood. Otto von Bismarck blooddaydecision Change image and share on social
Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war. B. H. Liddell Hart attestdecidehelplessness Change image and share on social
Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. Otto von Bismarck battlefielddieeye Change image and share on social
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu artenemyfight Change image and share on social
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion. Norman Schwarzkopf accordionfrancehunt Change image and share on social
War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory. Georges Clemenceau catastropheresultseries Change image and share on social
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. Albert Einstein actcloakconviction Change image and share on social
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell bindboastfulnessdisregard share on social
War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering. Carl von Clausewitz domainexertionphysical Change image and share on social
