War Quotations..

• Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia.
  Pope Benedict XVI # Moral, War, Death, Christianity, Church Quotes
• We all say no to war, we are all for justice and peace. But sometimes in order to maintain peace, armed action is necessary.
  Silvio Berlusconi # War, Peace, Politics Quotes
• Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war.
  Tony Blair # Life, War, Solutions, Understanding Quotes
• There is no meeting of minds, no point of understanding with such terror. Just a choice: Defeat it or be defeated by it. And defeat it we must.
  Tony Blair # War, Thinking, Winning, Decision Quotes
• A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war, wide awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance.
  Carlos Castaneda # Knowledge, Motivational, War, Fear, Respect, Spiritual Quotes
• War is always the worst solution; it should only be used in extreme situations.
  Jacques Chirac # War, Solutions, Wrong Quotes
• One can go to war alone, but you can't build peace alone.
  Jacques Chirac # Peace, War, Teamwork Quotes
• I am never going to have anything more to do with politics or politicians. When this war is over I shall confine myself entirely to writing and painting.
  Winston Churchill # War, Politics, Enjoyment Quotes
• We had to move forward after the war and see the realities.
  Joschka Fischer # War, Improvement, Growth Quotes
• We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq!
  Joschka Fischer # War, Decisions, Terrorism, Military, Iraq Quotes
• The history of the past centuries and millennia has been a history of almost ubiquitous wars, and sometimes desperate battles, leading to mutual destruction.
  Mikhail Gorbachev # History, War, Negative, Military Quotes
• My point was that the war was intrinsically wrong, and as a result of our participation we haven't improved Australia's security but created a greater danger at home and abroad.
  Bob Hawke # War, Wrong, Results, Politics Quotes
• Unless and until something concrete is done about addressing the Israeli-Palestinian issue you won't get a real start on the war against terrorism.
  Bob Hawke # Politics, Plan, Terrorism, Fighting, War Quotes
• This pride of race is a quality which the German, fundamentally, does not possess. The reason for this is that for these last three centuries the country has been torn by internal dissension and religious wars and has been subjected to a variety of foreign influences, to the influence.
  Adolf Hitler # Racist, Reason, Religion, War, Influence Quotes
• I don't think there's any reason on Earth why people should have access to automatic and semiautomatic weapons unless they're in the military or in the police.
  John Howard # Thinking, Military, War Quotes
• It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.
  Martin Luther King, Jr. # War, Love, Peace Quotes
• We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the postive affirmation of peace.
  Martin Luther King, Jr. # Focus, War, Negative, Peace, Motivational Quotes
• A bloody slaughter in Iraq is continuing to this day.
  Alexander Lukashenko # Iraq, War, Military Quotes
• War is not solely past, it can be our future, and these are you, ladies and gentlemen deputies, who are the guardians of our peace, our security and our future.
  Francois Mitterrand # War, Future, Peace, Politics, Government, Responsibility Quotes
• I was born during one world war, and when I was 20, I fought in a second world war. I was young at a time when Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Salazar, Stalin and a few others were on European soil. All that passes under our eyes proves that we do not live in a peaceful and harmonious world.
  Francois Mitterrand # War, Life, World, Peace Quotes
• War alone brings up to their highest tension all human energies and imposes the stamp of nobility upon the peoples who have the courage to make it.
  Benito Mussolini # War, Energy, Courage Quotes
• In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
  Richard Nixon # Religion, Changes, Conflict, War, Negativity Quotes
• I understand why war is not popular, but I also know this: The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it.
  Barack Obama # War, Understanding, Violence, Terrorism, Peace, Belief Quotes
• To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern.
  Sarah Palin # War, Winning, Power Quotes
• War is a defeat for humanity.
  Pope John Paul II # War, Negative Quotes
• Wars generally do not resolve the problems for which they are fought and therefore... prove ultimately futile.
  Pope John Paul II # War, Problems, Solutions, Negative, Fighting Quotes
• I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over.
  Augusto Pinochet # Law, Power, War Quotes
• We practically wiped this nation clean of Marxists.
  Augusto Pinochet # Marxist, War, Nation, Bad, Violence Quotes
• War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
  Colin Powell # War, Understanding, Support, Politics Quotes
• I thought that the Iraqi war was absolutely damaging our interests and world interests and would become a nightmare. And now I don't want to say I was right, but let us simply put the real problem on the table.
  Romano Prodi # Politics, War, World, Problems, Negative Quotes
• We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.
  Condoleezza Rice # War, Winning Quotes
• When are we going to stop making excuses for the terrorists and saying that somebody is making them do it? No, these are simply evil people who want to kill.
  Condoleezza Rice # Politics, War Quotes
• John Howard's credibility on the entire Iraq war has been torpedoed by John Howard's own intelligence agency.
  Kevin Rudd # Criticism, Politics, Politicians, Iraq, Influence, Military, Intelligent, War Quotes
• Take the military option off the table -- we have already seen it doesn't work.
  Gerhard Schroeder # Decisions, Solutions, Bad, War, Negative Quotes
• I see a military option a high-grade danger, ... Therefore I can certainly rule out that a German government under my leadership would take part in one.
  Gerhard Schroeder # War, Government, Negative, Leadership, Responsibility Quotes
• This war is not as in the past; whoever occupies a territory also imposes on it his own social system. Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach. It cannot be otherwise.
  Joseph Stalin # War, Military Quotes
• For the realization of (these) plans it is essential that the war continue for as long as possible, and all forces, which we have available in Western Europe and the Balkans, should be directed toward this goal.
  Joseph Stalin # Strategy, War, Europe, Goals Quotes
• This war is not as in the past; whoever occupies a territory also imposes on it his own social system. Everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach. It cannot be otherwise.
  Joseph Stalin # War, Communism, Success, Influence, Changes, Military, Society Quotes
• The experience of the last 20 years has shown that in peacetime the Communist movement is never strong enough for the Bolshevik Party to seize power. The dictatorship of such a Party will only become possible as the result of a major war.
  Joseph Stalin # Experience, Peace, Communism, Party, Strong, Power, War, Influence Quotes
• In the midst of the conflagration of war we organized the Red Army and converted our country into a military camp. The spirit of the great Lenin inspired us at that time for the war against the interventionists.
  Joseph Stalin # War, Military, Results, Propaganda, Communism, Inspirational, Ideology Quotes
• Our position is this. Maintaining neutrality and waiting for the right time, the USSR will presently assist Germany economically and supply her with raw materials and provisions.
  Joseph Stalin # War, Communism, Russia, Decisions, International Relations, Economic, Military, Partnership Quotes
• Today our country is in a far better position than it was 23 years ago. Today it is many times richer in industry, food and raw materials. Today we have allies who jointly with us form a united front against the German invaders. Today we enjoy the sympathy and support of all the peoples of Europe fallen under the yoke of Fascist tyranny.
  Joseph Stalin # Development, Growth, Achievement, Europe, Fascism, Ideology, War, Military Quotes
• Our whole country, all the peoples of our country, are backing our army and our navy, helping them smash the Nazi hordes. Our reserves in manpower are inexhaustible. The spirit of the great Lenin inspires us for our patriotic war.
  Joseph Stalin # Ideology, Propaganda, Military, Nazi, Society, Nation, Patriotic, War Quotes
• I was once asked why I don't participate in anti-war demonstrations. I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace rally, I'll be there.
  Mother Teresa # War, Peace, Protest Quotes
• War has been good to me from a financial standpoint but I don't want to make money that way. I don't want blood money.
  Ted Turner # Money, War, Good Quotes
• It is the rule in war, if ten times the enemy's strength, surround them; if five times, attack them; if double, be able to divide them; if equal,engage them; if fewer, be able to evade them; if weaker, be able to avoid them.
  Sun Tzu # Military, War, Enemy, Rules, Tactics, Strategy, Art of War, Knowledge, Strong, Weakness Quotes
• Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
  Sun Tzu # Victory, Inspirational, War, Warrior, Winning Quotes
• A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.
  Sun Tzu # Military, War, Strategy, Battle, Action, Knowledge Quotes
• The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
  Sun Tzu # Art of War, Enemy, Victory, Winning, War Quotes
• What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.
  Sun Tzu # War, Winning, Victory, Important, Smart Quotes
• Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
  Sun Tzu # Secret, Important, War, Military, Army, Smart, Tactics Quotes
• Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions.
  Sun Tzu # Art of War, Winning, Enemy, War, Preparation, Attack, Smart Quotes
• In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace.
  Sun Tzu # Peace, War, Smart, Strategy, Preparation Quotes

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