War Quotes

Many of these war quotes highlight the terrible consequences of conflict. They speak of the pain and suffering of those who are caught up in war, whether as soldiers or civilians. One of the most famous quotes about war comes from General William T. Sherman, who said, "War is hell." This phrase has come to represent the horrors of war and the suffering it causes. Other quotes, such as the one from Winston Churchill, "In war, resolution; in defeat, defiance; in victory, magnanimity," acknowledge the necessity of war in certain circumstances, but also the importance of compassion and empathy, even towards one's enemies.

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. Sun Tzu

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We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Winston Churchill

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There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. Ernest Hemingway

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In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one. H. L. Mencken

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Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Douglas MacArthur

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Sun Tzu

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People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. Otto von Bismarck

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We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and renewal is awesome. Isabel Allende

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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein

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Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. John F. Kennedy

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War does not determine who is right - only who is left. Bertrand Russell

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Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood. George S. Patton

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In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times. Winston Churchill

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I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity. Dwight D. Eisenhower

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The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. Sun Tzu

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. Sun Tzu

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Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. Herbert Hoover

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War is never a lasting solution for any problem. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both. John F. Kennedy

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Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas to justify ourselves as if it were normal we continue to sow destruction, pain, death. Violence and war lead only to death. Pope Francis

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