War & Violence Sayings

197 sayings found from 197 authors

I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes; it would spread a lively terror.

— Winston Churchill 1919
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Print is the sharpest and most powerful weapon of our Party.

— Joseph Stalin 1928
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In order to attack the forces of the counter-revolution, it is necessary to carry out a reign of terror.

— Mao Zedong Undated, likely 1920s-1930s
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There are many causes that I am prepared to die for, but no causes that I am prepared to kill for.

— Mahatma Gandhi 1946
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The Nile flows with my blood.

— Cleopatra c. 50 BCE
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To have a strong army and navy, one must have money. To have money, one must have trade. To have trade, one must have a sea port.

— Peter the Great Early 18th century
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A conquering army on the border is an admirable school of instruction for the people.

— Otto von Bismarck Late 19th century
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The sword of justice is the terror of the wicked and the hope of the good.

— Simon Bolivar Unknown
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The blood of our martyrs cries out for vengeance.

— Saladin c. 1180s
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The greatest weapon is a well-disciplined army.

— Tokugawa Ieyasu Early 17th century
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The prosperity of the country depends on the strength of its military.

— Meiji Emperor Late 19th - early 20th century
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

— Vladimir Lenin 1917-1922
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The greatest crime of Stalinism is that it killed the revolution.

— Leon Trotsky 1936
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The United States has more than enough power to destroy us, but it cannot make us surrender.

— Fidel Castro Undated, likely 1960s
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There is no such thing as a bloodless revolution.

— Che Guevara Undated, likely 1960s
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Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.

— Ronald Reagan 1982
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Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us.

— John F. Kennedy 1961
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We have to remember that the main purpose of the military is to fight and win wars.

— Richard Nixon 1971
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The atom bomb was a terrible thing, but it saved a million American lives.

— Harry Truman 1953
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The military-industrial complex is a threat to our democracy. We must guard against it.

— Dwight Eisenhower 1961
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