Paul Valery, Bizarre, issues 24-31, (p. 102), 1962
Tag Archives: war
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. ~ Jeannette Rankin
War remains the decisive human failure. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith
When the rich wage war it’s the poor who die. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre
The only winner in the War of 1812 was Tchaikovsky. ~ Solomon Short
“I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.” ~ E. M. Forster
E. M. Forster, Novelist (1879-1970)
War – Paul Valery
“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
Wars Of Nations… Muhammad Ali
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Why Do Men ……
If it’s natural to kill, why do men have to go into training to learn how? ~Joan Baez, “What Would You Do If….?”
Abbie Hoffman On War
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We Need To Learn…
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George Orwell
Just A Thought
Wise people don’t start wars. Only fools do.
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Establishing Everlasting Peace ………
“Establishing lasting peace is the work of education; all politics can do is keep us out of war.” Maria Montessori
Sun Tzu Quote
“It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on.” – Sun Tzu http://www.bquot.es/s/1803
Devil’s Toys
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
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
