If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it. Henri Rousseau forbidkingmother Change image and share on social
But critics of the war have no reason to regret their views. Stephen Cohen criticreasonregret Change image and share on social
We have to realize that science is a double-edged sword. One edge of the sword can cut against poverty, illness, disease and give us more democracies, and democracies never war with other democracies, but the other side of the sword could give us nuclear proliferation, biogerms and even forces of darkness. Michio Kaku biogermscutdarkness share on social
The first time I saw nitroglycerine was in the beginning of the Crimean War. Professor Zinin in St. Petersburg exhibited some to my father and me, and struck some on an anvil to show that only the part touched by the hammer exploded without spreading. Alfred Nobel anvilbegincrimean share on social
Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war. Allan Massie chapcivilisedespise Change image and share on social
Become an internationalist and learn to respect all life. Make war on machines. And in particular the sterile machines of corporate death and the robots that guard them. Abbie Hoffman corporatedeathguard Change image and share on social
The issue of what my role in the - in persuading the Bush administration to go to war has been greatly exaggerated. Ahmed Chalabi administrationbushexaggerate Change image and share on social
War is no picnic. Wars should be prevented, and if you can't prevent them, you have to put them off. Ehud Barak picnicpreventput Change image and share on social
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ernest Hemingway crimejustifymatter Change image and share on social
To contemplate war is to think about the most horrible of human experiences. Robert Byrd contemplateexperiencehorrible Change image and share on social