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    They shall not pass till the stars be darkened:
    Two swords crossed in front of the Hun;
    Never a groan but God has harkened,
    Counting their cruelties one by one.

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Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.

by Salvador Dali Found in: War Quotes,
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It is a fatal error to enter any war without the will to win it. •Douglas MacArthur All read more

It is a fatal error to enter any war without the will to win it. •Douglas MacArthur All great civilisations, in their early stages, are based on success in war. •Kenneth Clark You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. •Jeannette Rankin War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.

by Douglas Macarthur Found in: War Quotes,
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War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman War is too serious a matter to read more

War is cruel and you cannot refine it. •William T. Sherman War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

by William T. Sherman Found in: War Quotes,
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He who flies at the right time can fight again.
[Lat., Celuy qui fuit bonne heure
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He who flies at the right time can fight again.
[Lat., Celuy qui fuit bonne heure
Peut combattre derechef.]

by Unattributed Author 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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And by a prudent flight and cunning save
A life which valour could not, from the grave.
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And by a prudent flight and cunning save
A life which valour could not, from the grave.
A better buckler I can soon regain,
But who can get another life again?

by Archilochus Found in: Life Quotes, War Quotes,
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How good bad music and bad reasons sound when we march against an enemy.

How good bad music and bad reasons sound when we march against an enemy.

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: War Quotes,
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Instead of breaking that bridge, we should, if possible, provide
another, that he may retire the sooner out of read more

Instead of breaking that bridge, we should, if possible, provide
another, that he may retire the sooner out of Europe.

by Aristides ("the Just") Found in: War Quotes,
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Let who will boast their courage in the field,
I find but little safety from my shield,
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Let who will boast their courage in the field,
I find but little safety from my shield,
Nature's, not honour's law we must obey:
This made me cast my useless shield away.

by Archilochus Found in: War Quotes,
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