Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won. Arthur Wellesley battlelosesad Change image and share on social
In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers. Neville Chamberlain callloserside Change image and share on social
A man who's never seen war is like a woman who's never given birth - soft in the head. Andrei Platonov birthheadman Change image and share on social
Really important books to me are the classics. I try very hard to read them well - you know, especially once I got serious about writing. So, reading Tolstoy several times - 'War and Peace,' 'The Kreutzer Sonata' - all those were really important to me. Karl Marlantes bookclassichard share on social
I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war. Jeannette Rankin countrystandvote Change image and share on social
The Boxer Rebellion is a war that was fought on Chinese soil in the year 1900. The Europeans, the Japanese and their Chinese Christian allies were on one side. On the other were poor, starving, illiterate Chinese teenagers whom the Europeans referred to as the Boxers. Gene Luen Yang allyboxerchinese share on social
A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war. Henry Van Dyke dependfearpeace Change image and share on social
Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam. Marshall McLuhan americabattlefieldbring Change image and share on social
There is nothing that war has ever achieved that we could not better achieve without it. Havelock Ellis achievewar Change image and share on social