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“The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.” ~Ludwig von Mises

Posted byA Pondering MindDecember 6, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags: Evils, Government, Ludwig Von Mises, Peace, Quotes, war4 Comments on “The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.” ~Ludwig von Mises

War

“War: a massacre of people who don’t know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don’t massacre each other.” ~ Paul Valery, Poet, 1871 – 1945

Posted byA Pondering MindOctober 30, 2021October 29, 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags: Paul Valery, people, Poet, Quotes, war6 Comments on War

Wars Of Nations… Muhammad Ali

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Posted byA Pondering MindOctober 26, 2017October 25, 2017Posted inUncategorizedTags: Muhammad Ali, poverty, Quotes, war

Abbie Hoffman On War

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Posted byA Pondering MindAugust 22, 2017August 21, 2017Posted inUncategorizedTags: Abbie Hoffman, Quotes, war10 Comments on Abbie Hoffman On War

We Need To Learn…

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Posted byA Pondering MindAugust 14, 2017August 13, 2017Posted inUncategorizedTags: Enemies, Quotes, Thoughts, Tony Judt, war, Winners

Just A Thought

Wise people don’t start wars. Only fools do.

Posted byA Pondering MindAugust 31, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: people, Thouhts, war, Wise13 Comments on Just A Thought

Monday Evening Quote

Posted byA Pondering MindJuly 6, 2015July 6, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Eleanor Roosevelt, Quotes, Solution, Thoughts, war, Wisdom

Devil’s Toys

Posted byA Pondering MindMarch 5, 2015March 5, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Devil's Toys, Evil, Play, Quotes, R. Buckminster Fuller, Sword, Thoughts, war, Wisdom

Margot Asquith Quote

“From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.” – Margot Asquith http://www.bquot.es/s/2015

Posted byA Pondering MindMarch 2, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Expression, happy, Love, Man, Margot Asquith, men, Quotes, Snakes, Stamps, Stones, Thoughts, war, Wisdom3 Comments on Margot Asquith Quote

George Orwell Quote

“All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.” -George Orwell, http://www.bquot.es/s/2742

Posted byA Pondering MindFebruary 16, 2015February 16, 2015Posted inUncategorizedTags: Fighting, George Orwell, Propaganda, Quotes, Thoughts, war, Wisdom4 Comments on George Orwell Quote

Impossible

Source and note: Under Fire (1916)

Posted byA Pondering MindSeptember 4, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags: Cure, Disease, French, Henri Barbusse, Impossible, Novelist, Quotes, Thoughts, war, Wisdom3 Comments on Impossible

Someone

What if someone gave a war & Nobody came? Life would ring bells of Ecstacy and Forever be Itself again. Allen Ginsberg June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1887 Poet, Writer Quotes Wave

Posted byA Pondering MindJune 3, 2014Posted inQuotationsTags: Allen Ginsberg, Ecstacy, life, Poet, Quotes, Thoughts, war, Wisdom, Writer

Winners

Only the winners decide what were war crimes. Garry Wills May 22, 1934- Author Quotes Wave

Posted byA Pondering MindMay 22, 2014Posted inQuotationsTags: Crimes, Garry Wills, Quotes, Thoughts, Truth, war, Winners, Wisdom5 Comments on Winners

War

There is neither a foreign war nor a civil war; there is only just and unjust war. — Victor Hugo

Posted byA Pondering MindJanuary 22, 2014January 22, 2014Posted inQuotationsTags: Civil War, Foreign War, Quotes, Thoughts, Victor Hugo, war, Wisdom5 Comments on War

Children Fleeing, Vietnam

I still remember this photo when it was taken and shown in the newspapers, of the Vietnamese children, running away from the smoke. Photo source

Posted byA Pondering MindMay 27, 2013Posted inPhotosTags: Black & White Photography, Black and White Photos, Children, Napalm, News Photos, Photography, Photos, Vietnam, war20 Comments on Children Fleeing, Vietnam

War Is Violence And Violence… – Dalai Lama

War is violence and violence is unpredictable. Therefore, it is better to avoid it if possible, and never to presume that we know beforehand whether the outcome of a particular war will be beneficial or not. –Dalai Lama

Posted byA Pondering MindMarch 8, 2013Posted inQuotationsTags: Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Quotes, Thoughts, Violence, war, Wisdom, Zen2 Comments on War Is Violence And Violence… – Dalai Lama

Photos Of Some Of The People Of Afghanistan

Photos of the faces of Afghanistan  taken back in the 1980s and 90s. They are sad or serious. Not one has a happy demeanor. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. All photos seen on: Daily Picdump

Posted byA Pondering MindFebruary 20, 2013February 20, 2013Posted inPhotosTags: Afghanistan, Children, men, people, Photography, Photos, Sad, war, Women6 Comments on Photos Of Some Of The People Of Afghanistan

Random Fact #5

Since 1495, no 25-year period has been without war. — Source: randomfactsblog

Posted byA Pondering MindJanuary 5, 2013January 5, 2013Posted inUncategorizedTags: Facts, Knowledge, war12 Comments on Random Fact #5

The Grim Fact is That We Prepare For War… – Lester B. Pearson

Posted byA Pondering MindDecember 2, 2012December 2, 2012Posted inQuotationsTags: Giants, Lester B. Pearson, Peace, Pygmies, Quotes, Thoughts, war

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