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    War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.

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The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.

The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: War Quotes,
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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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The Civil War is not ended: I question whether any serious civil war ever does end.

The Civil War is not ended: I question whether any serious civil war ever does end.

by T. S. Eliot Found in: War Quotes,
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There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.

There is no such thing as an inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom.

by Andrew B. Law Found in: War Quotes,
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'What war?' said the Prime Minister sharply. 'No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think read more

'What war?' said the Prime Minister sharply. 'No one has said anything to me about a war. I really think I should have been told. I'll be damned,' he said defiantly, 'if they shall have a war without consulting me. What's a cabinet for, if there's not more mutual confidence than that? What do they want a war for anyway?'

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He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a read more

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

by Albert Einstein Found in: War Quotes,
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Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no read more

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably, no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

by Abraham Flexner Found in: War Quotes,
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Only the winners decide what were war crimes.

Only the winners decide what were war crimes.

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When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, read more

When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war. War settles nothing.

by Dwight D. Eisenhower Found in: War Quotes,
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