It is said that those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It may well be that a war neurosis stirred up by propaganda of fear and hatred is the prelude to destruction. John Boyd Orr destroydestructionfear Change image and share on social
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war. Charles de Montesquieu empirefoundmaintain Change image and share on social
We can't let somebody rise to the top who will pardon these war criminals. Because they need to go to prison for what they've done in this world. We can't have a pardon. They need to pay for what they've done. Cindy Sheehan criminalhavepardon share on social
When you've married someone who's been at war, there is nothing you can do that compares to that level of selflessness and bravery. John Oliver braverycomparehave Change image and share on social
In general, states do not count on pledges of 'no more war' from their neighbors. Israel's army never counted on it from Egypt, for example. Barton Gellman armycountegypt Change image and share on social
My grandfather was born in 1920. His grandfather was born in 1860, at the beginning of the Civil War, into an America where slavery had yet to be abolished. And so, as I have sometimes thought about it, I dodged slavery by just five generations. Benjamin Watson abolishamericabear share on social
Logan was talking about the Civil War, which claimed the lives of more than 500,000 Americans. He wanted to provide Civil War veterans with a day to pay respects to their fellow soldiers who did not live to see the end of the war, without losing a day's pay. Doc Hastings 000americancivil share on social
I am, as it happens, a baby boomer, but not one who feels any broad-gauge nostalgia for the '60s and '70s. My attitude resembles that of my parents, who were born in the '20s and lived through the Great Depression and World War II. Terry Teachout 20s60s70s share on social
We always had Packards, until the war, when they stopped making them; then we had a Cadillac. June Carter Cash cadillacmakepackards Change image and share on social
The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war. Desiderius Erasmus disadvantageouspeacewar Change image and share on social
