When we go to war I will not ask the White Racist next to me what is he Christian or Atheist? I will only expect him or her to kill the enemy as I will. Tom Metzger atheistchristianenemy Change image and share on social
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. Thomas Merton consciencedemanddifficult Change image and share on social
Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own. Barbara Kingsolver capacityempathylose Change image and share on social
On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening. Silvio Berlusconi americanavoidcapability Change image and share on social
Nineteen-eighty-two is a vintage of legendary proportions for all levels of the Bordeaux hierarchy. In short, it is a vintage which has produced the most perfect wines in the post-World War II era. bordeauxeightyera share on social
The heroes of Flight 93 won the first battle in the War on Terror, and they should never be forgotten. Jim Ramstad battleflightforget Change image and share on social
Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden. Barbara Olson aggressionbincold Change image and share on social
Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken. Asghar Farhadi battleclassicaldefeat share on social
Under no stretch of imagination can war be regarded as an ethical process; yet war, force, terror, and propaganda were the evolutionary means employed to weld the German people into a tribal whole. Arthur Keith employethicalevolutionary Change image and share on social
What ultimately happened is that my country had a war. I think it would be extraordinary, as a writer, not to want to write about that. Aminatta Forna countryextraordinaryhappen Change image and share on social
