No War Quotes

There is two things that can disrupt business in this country. One is War, and the other is a meeting of the Federal Reserve Bank.

You can be killed just as dead in an unjustified war as you can in one protecting your own home.

If you want to know when a war might be coming, you just watch the U.S. and see when it starts cutting down on its defenses. It's the surest barometer in the world.

Well, the disarmament conference is off to a flying start. There is nothing to prevent their succeeding now but human nature.

We have no control over the outcome of anything. Like the planet and global warming, we don't control that. If politicians want a war we don't control that. Acts of terrorism, we can't control them.

If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this mystery never shall cease: The priest promotes war, and the soldier peace.

War is an initiation into the power of life and death. Women touch that power on the moment of birth, men at the edge of death.

My curse on plays That have to be set up in fifty ways, On the day's war with every knave and dolt, Theater business, management of men.

In hard times of severe crisis if you want to create new jobs, I recommend you to start killing some people. It's the old "topos" of war in time of peace.

A noisy man is always in the right.

War will never yield but to the principles of universal justice and love, and these have no sure root but in the religion of Jesus Christ.

Of whatsoever number a fleet of ships of war is composed, it is usually divided into three squadrons; and these, if numerous, are again separated into divisions.

So long as the deceit ran along quiet and monotonous, all of us let ourselves be deceived, abetting it unawares or maybe through cowardice.

Even wars, big conflicts that have drawn a lot of news coverage, sometimes seem to me to have a center that hasn't been described, that might yet be glimpsed if approached from some odd angle.

Star Wars is one of a handful of films that changed the zeitgeist forever.

If Star Wars had failed, you wouldn't have 90 percent of what's out there today.

'Star Wars' gave birth to all the computer-generated superhero films.

If you want war, nourish a doctrine. Doctrines are the most frightful tyrants to which men ever are subject.

If America becomes militant, it will be because its people choose to become such; it will be because they think that war and warlikeness are desirable.

We live in a war of two antagonistic ethical philosophies, the ethical policy taught in the books and schools, and the success policy.

The Christian is to proclaim and prosecute an irreconcilable war against his bosom sins; those sins which have lain nearest his heart, must now be trampled under his feet.

It would be contrary to the spirit of the American Government to use force to subjugate the South.

The power of our example is more important than the strength of our military.

. . . unfortunately, we can't control the actions of everyone.

The fights I fought... cost a lot --the fight for the assault-weapons ban cost 20 members their seats in Congress. The NRA is the reason the Republicans control the House.

The subjectivist in morals, when his moral feelings are at war with the facts about him, is always free to seek harmony by toningdown the sensitiveness of the feelings.

So far war has been the only force that can discipline a whole community, and until an equivalent discipline is organized, I believe that war must have its way.

The war-function has grasped us so far; but the constructive interests may some day seem no less imperative, and impose on the individual a hardly lighter burden.

In modern eyes, precious though wars may be they must not be waged solely for the sake of the ideal harvest. Only when forced upon one, is a war now thought permissible.

Modern war is so expensive that we feel trade to be a better avenue to plunder; but modern man inherits all the innate pugnacity and all the love of glory of his ancestors.

Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.

The large banking interests were deeply interested in the World War because of the wide opportunities for large profits.

If war breaks out, I will fight for Hitler since such a war would be against Jewry.

I don't think the latest Star Wars pictures have any artistic intentions, but the original picture opened up epic science fiction.

Friends die in war. It is easier to remember this before the war than after.

Send for a clergyman, I wish to be baptised. I have been basely murdered.

The achievement of nationhood is a product not only of time and circumstance but usually of war and suffering as well.

If America cannot win a war in a week, it begins negotiating with itself.

Religious canons, civil laws, are cruel; then what should war be?

For I can raise no money by vile means. By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas

It is war's prize to take all vantages; And ten to one is no impeach of valor.

The undeserver may sleep when the man of action is called on.

Were it good To set the exact wealth of all our states All at one cast? to set so rich a main On the nice hazard of one doubtful hour? It were not good.

That England, that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.

He that is truly dedicated to war hath no self-love

Cheerily to sea; the signs of war advance: No king of England, if not king of France

War is no strife To the dark house and the detested wife.

We go to gain a little patch of ground that hath in it no profit but the name.

In God's name cheerly on, courageous friends, To reap the harvest of perpetual peace By this one bloody trial of sharp war.

The ability to breathe the air and drink the water will be what the wars will be about from here on in. And it's coming with alarming rapidity.