“My mother had a son from previous marriage and her husband died in Second World War.”
— Mikhail Baryshnikov
Author: Mikhail Baryshnikov
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After every war someone has to tidy
“After every war someone has to tidy up.”
— Wislawa Szymborska
Author: Wislawa Szymborska
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War has become a luxury that only
“War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.”
— Hannah Arendt
Author: Hannah Arendt
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When human beings live together, conflict is
“When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.”
— Daisaku Ikeda
Author: Daisaku Ikeda
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It is hard, I submit, to loathe
“It is hard, I submit, to loathe bloodshed, including war, more than I do, but it is still harder to exceed my loathing of the very nature of totalitarian states in which massacre is only an administrative detail.”
— Vladimir Nabokov
Author: Vladimir Nabokov
Category: war
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Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil
“Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.”
— Stephen Ambrose
Author: Stephen Ambrose
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It required a strong heart to stand
“It required a strong heart to stand up against such talk, but I urged my people to be quiet and not to begin a war.”
— Chief Joseph
Author: Chief Joseph
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Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose,
“Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.”
— William S. Burroughs
Author: William S. Burroughs
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A majority of this country opposes this
“A majority of this country opposes this war, a majority of this country never voted for this administration.”
— Michael Moore
Author: Michael Moore
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We are not at war against Islam.
“We are not at war against Islam.”
— Barack Obama
Author: Barack Obama
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When it comes to war, we focus
“When it comes to war, we focus more on the mainstream coverage of the event, rather than the event itself. People dying is never funny. Protest puppets are always funny.”
— Mo Rocca
Author: Mo Rocca
Category: war
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