“You should be careful what you wish for, as the reasons for war get confused. One person can be very clear in their motives, but others can have different agendas.”
— Dougray Scott
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What we want to do is reform
“What we want to do is reform the welfare system in the way that Tony Blair talked about 13 years ago but never achieved – a system that was created for the days after the Second World War. That prize is now I think achievable.”
— Iain Duncan Smith
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Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the
“Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.”
— Barack Obama
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The war in Iraq, clearly has not
“The war in Iraq, clearly has not turned out in the way that was hoped.”
— William Hague
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9/11/2013 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil
“9/11 was a deliberate, carefully planned evil act of the long-waged war on the West by Koran-inspired soldiers of Allah around the world. They hated us before George W. Bush was in office. They hated us before Israel existed. And the avengers of the religion of perpetual outrage will keep hating us.”
— Michelle Malkin
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For a war to be just three
“For a war to be just three conditions are necessary – public authority, just cause, right motive.”
— Ernest Hemingway
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In time of peace prepare for war.
“In time of peace prepare for war.”
— Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
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Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a
“Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head.”
— Euripides
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War is a contagion.
“War is a contagion.”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The war… was an unnecessary condition of
“The war… was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.”
— Robert E. Lee
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Everything, everything in war is barbaric… But
“Everything, everything in war is barbaric… But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being.”
— Ellen Key
Author: Ellen Key
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