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    Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.

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Only the winners decide what were war crimes.

Only the winners decide what were war crimes.

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Fifty-four forty, or fight.

Fifty-four forty, or fight.

by William Allen Found in: War Quotes,
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War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

by Martin Luther King, Jr. Found in: War Quotes,
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The inevitableness, the idealism, and the blessing of war, as an
indispensable and stimulating law of development, must be read more

The inevitableness, the idealism, and the blessing of war, as an
indispensable and stimulating law of development, must be
repeatedly emphasized.

by Friedrich Von Bernhardi Found in: War Quotes,
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Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.

by Colonel Samuel Prescott Found in: War Quotes,
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Diplomats are just as essential in starting a war as soldiers are in finishing it.

Diplomats are just as essential in starting a war as soldiers are in finishing it.

by Will Rogers Found in: War Quotes,
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O great corrector of enormous times,
Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider
Of dusty and old read more

O great corrector of enormous times,
Shaker of o'er-rank states, thou grand decider
Of dusty and old titles, that healest with blood
The earth when it is sick, and curest the world
O' the pleurisy of people.

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We are at war between consciousness and nature, between the desire for permanence and the fact of flux. It is read more

We are at war between consciousness and nature, between the desire for permanence and the fact of flux. It is ourself against ourselves.

by Alan Watts Found in: War Quotes,
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Anyone who says they are not interested in politics is like a drowning man who insists he is not interested read more

Anyone who says they are not interested in politics is like a drowning man who insists he is not interested in water

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Politics Quotes,
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