Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war. John O. Brennan awfulbeingcivilian Change image and share on social
For capitalism, war and peace are business and nothing but business. Karl Liebknecht businesscapitalismpeace Change image and share on social
It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round. If everyone was straight-laced and uptight, it would sure be a drag. We need a little tug of war in society. Nikki Sixx dragkindlace Change image and share on social
For all its ubiquity and its universality, war offers the attraction of the extraordinary - the escape from the gray everyday, from the humdrum into higher things. Drew Gilpin Faust attractionescapeeveryday Change image and share on social
The Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism. Pierre Salinger gulfhorrifyhuge Change image and share on social
I'd done the method bit before from, like, age 15 to 19. I was a Civil War re-enactor. Cary Fukunaga agebitecivil Change image and share on social
By the time the United States went to war with Afghanistan in the fall of 2001, I had made three trips to the country. I covered the fall of the Taliban in Kandahar and have been returning routinely for the past 14 years. Lynsey Addario afghanistancountrycover 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
The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not reach Texas until after the end of the Civil War almost two years later. Corrine Brown abrahamcivileffect share on social
The United States has tried for years to live down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order during World War II to move Japanese-Americans on the West Coast to inland detention camps on grounds that they might be disloyal. Helen Thomas americancampcoast share on social
