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

Just A Thought

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

“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

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

Impossible

Source and note: Under Fire (1916)

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

Winners

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

War

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

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

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

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

Random Fact #5

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

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War

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