Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain. Carl von Clausewitz contradictoryfalseintelligence Change image and share on social
I've always disliked kamikazes, that is, people who commit suicide in order to kill others. Starting with the Japanese ones from World War II. I never considered them Pietro Miccas who torch the powder and go up with the citadel in order to block the arrival of the enemy troops at Torino. I never considered them soldiers. Oriana Fallaci arrivalblockcitadel share on social
There are a growing number of conservatives and Republicans who, while they support the president and support the war in Iraq, wonder how many of these nation-building wars we're going to engage in and what the parameters of that are. Lamar Alexander buildconservativeengage share on social
6,000 people were killed, crippled, and wounded during the War of Independence. The economy was devastated - there was no milk, just milk powder. No eggs, but egg powder. Meat was only once a week. Yitzhak Navon 000crippledevastate Change image and share on social
Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century. Lord Mountbatten centuryfabrichalf Change image and share on social
Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris. Lloyd Alexander eventuallygermanyparis Change image and share on social
I covered the first Gulf War in Saudi Arabia and Israel for ABC News. Leslie Cockburn abcarabiacover Change image and share on social
The war, as I felt it and a lot of my compatriots felt it, was a creative act. Lawrence Halprin actcompatriotcreative Change image and share on social
Religion is a complex and often contradictory force in our world. It fosters hope and comfort but also doubt and guilt. It creates both community and exclusion. It brings societies together around shared belief and tears them apart through war. However, what unites the faithful, whatever their religion, is the unshakeable force of generosity. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen beliefbringcomfort share on social
The havoc wrought by war, which one compares with the havoc wrought by nature, is not an unavoidable fate before which man stands helpless. The natural forces that are the cause of war are human passions, which it lies in our power to change. What are culture and civilization if not the taming of blind forces within us as well as in nature? Ellen Key blindchangecivilization share on social