War & Conflict Sayings
103 sayings found from the Modern era from 103 authors
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Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.
Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.
Defeating imperialism and feudalism is relatively easy. Overcoming poverty and underdevelopment is much more difficult.
Better to kill an innocent by mistake than spare an enemy by mistake.
I do not need advisors—I need soldiers.
The greatest victory is that over oneself.
I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace.
The fight against cholera is a fight against ignorance and prejudice.
The atomic bomb is a terrible weapon. But it is also a symbol of hope.
War is the greatest evil.
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
We must conquer space or we will perish.
Life insists on being my friend and my enemy.
War is a game played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.
We should support whatever the enemy opposes and oppose whatever the enemy supports.
The United States of America is not a nation of cowards. We will not be intimidated. We will not be defeated. We will not fail.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose.
Moral authority is a more potent weapon than physical power.
I am quite ready to fight for my country.