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.]

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.

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

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

War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.

War is a series of catastrophes which result in victory.

The history of those who shed those other tears, the history of those anonymous millions, is what Terkel wants readers read more

The history of those who shed those other tears, the history of those anonymous millions, is what Terkel wants readers and listeners to come away with. What's it like to be that goofy little soldier, scared stiff, with his bayonet aimed at Christ? What's it like to have been a woman in a defense-plant job during World War II? What's it like to be a kid at the front lines? It's all funny and tragic at the same time.

If it were proved to me that in making war, my ideal had a chance of being realized, I would read more

If it were proved to me that in making war, my ideal had a chance of being realized, I would still say "no" to war. For one does not create a human society on mounds of corpses.

Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals.

Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals.

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.

A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.