The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists. Ernest Hemingway bringcurrencyeconomic share on social
To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. George Santayana captaincrimedangerous Change image and share on social
The First World War was a horror of gas, industrialised slaughter, fear, and appalling human suffering. Nick Harkaway appallfearhorror Change image and share on social
God employs several translators; some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice. John Donne ageemploygod Change image and share on social
One thing's for sure, in the war between freedom and fear, our side is going to have better t-shirts. Dave Winer fearfreedomshirt Change image and share on social
Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. George Orwell eurasiaoceaniawar Change image and share on social
War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible. Jeannette Rankin beingenemyhuman Change image and share on social
Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against the unattractive: then the millstone weighs on the breast. Graham Greene beautifulbreastclever Change image and share on social
It is often observed that the first casualty of war is truth, but how do you tell the truth without betraying the sacrifice of those who accepted the terms of battle? War is a sacrificial system that creates its own justification. Stanley Hauerwas acceptbattlebetray share on social
Twenty-first century war adds new risks: more and more often there are no front lines, no central command, no rules of engagement - only a chaotic collision of politics, power, faith and bloodlust. Victims are as likely to be civilians as soldiers. Nancy Gibbs addbloodlustcentral share on social