I often joke that I could write 'War and Peace' and make it sound like Geri Halliwell wrote it. Michael Robotham gerihalliwelljoke Change image and share on social
War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. Niccolo Machiavelli armhopepermissible Change image and share on social
Koizumi was not rooted in Japan's rightwing nationalist tradition: he was a pragmatist and a populist. Abe, in contrast, is a rightwing nationalist. Unlike Koizumi, for example, he has questioned the validity of the postwar Tokyo trials of Japan's wartime leaders, which found many of them guilty of war crimes. Martin Jacques abecontrastcrime share on social
Nowhere are our calculations more frequently upset than in war. Livy calculationfrequentlyupset Change image and 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
Revenge by young men is considered gain, even at the cost of their own lives, but old men who stay at home in times of war, and mothers who have sons to lose, know better. Chief Seattle considercostgain 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
A visitor from Mars could easily pick out the civilized nations. They have the best implements of war. Herbert V. Prochnow civilizeeasilyimplement Change image and share on social
I think if we understand better the impact of war on women and children, we might be more careful about the wars we start. Abigail Disney carefulchildimpact Change image and share on social
Any American who joins al Qaeda will know full well that they have joined an organization that is at war with the United States. Any American who did that should know well that they in fact are part of an enemy... and that the U.S. will do anything that is possible to destroy that enemy to save American lives. John O. Brennan americandestroyenemy share on social