In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion. James Reston casualtycommondiscussion Change image and share on social
After the Spanish Civil War against Franco, a group of us got together: a group of well-to-do people who were sympathetic to the lost cause of a Republican state. We bought a convent in Toulouse and converted it into a hospital run by the Unitarians. It took care of the Spanish refugees who fled to Toulouse. Howard Fast buycarecivil share on social
The war on terror, if this is a war on terror, can only be won by a sincere regional and international cooperation. All have to believe they have something at stake and work together. In the absence of this it will become political and interest-oriented. Hamid Karzai absencecooperationinterest share on social
A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own. H. G. Wells dissensiondockgamble share on social
Not only the priceless heritage of our fathers, of our seamen, of our Empire builders is being thrown away in a war that serves no British interests - but our alliance leader Stalin dreams of nothing but the destruction of that heritage of our fathers? John Amery alliancebritishbuilder share on social
Once the war of words begins, truth is the casualty. Palaniappan Chidambaram begincasualtytruth Change image and share on social
But it then very soon became clear that the response of a war against terrorism, initially conceived of in a metaphorical sense, began to be taken increasingly seriously and came to entail waging a real war. Ulrich Beck beginclearconceive share on social
You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply. Ulrich Beck applydivideline Change image and share on social
The west has a great deal to answer for in the Middle East, from Britain's belated empire-building after the First World War to the US and British policy that condemns modern Iraq to the material and social squalor of a half-century ago. James Buchan agoanswerbelated share on social