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

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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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A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.

A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.

by Richard M. Nixon Found in: War Quotes,
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War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

by Barbara W. Tuchman Found in: War Quotes,
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The bomb that fell on Hiroshima fell on America too. It fell on no city, no munition plants, no docks. read more

The bomb that fell on Hiroshima fell on America too. It fell on no city, no munition plants, no docks. It erased no church, vaporized no public buildings, reduced no man to his atomic elements. But it fell, it fell.

by Hermann Hagedorn Found in: War Quotes,
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Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.

Never advise anyone to go to war or to get married.

by Abigail Van Buren Found in: War Quotes,
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The real war will never get in the books.

The real war will never get in the books.

by Walt Whitman Found in: War Quotes,
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When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite.

by Winston Churchill Found in: War Quotes,
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I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.

I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.

by Edmund Burke Found in: War Quotes,
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The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

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