#wars

It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived. ↗

— Harper Lee

#been #bravest #ever #father #guns

Time and distance from the first and second world wars doesn't seem to lessen their horrors. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#first #horrors #lessen #second #seem

We cannot but feel uneasy about the losses caused by humanity themselves. Apart from the losses of life and property in destructive wars, the environment and natural resources are also being destroyed by human hands. ↗

— Nong Duc Manh

#also #apart #being #cannot #caused

I wish everyone was a sci-fi geek because then there would be no violence in the world. There'd be no wars. There'd only be people e-mailing each other. ↗

— Claudia Christian

#each #everyone #geek #i #i wish

Those wars are unjust which are undertaken without provocation. For only a war waged for revenge or defense can be just. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#just #only #provocation #revenge #those

If all of us acted in unison as I act individually there would be no wars and no poverty. I have made myself personally responsible for the fate of every human being who has come my way. ↗

— Anais Nin

#acted #being #come #every #fate

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 M. Nixon

#been #bloodiest #change #conflict #encouraging

I've been a radio and television news person since I was 19 years old. I'm 57 years old now. But the advantage is that I have studied, investigated, and reported over those years on nearly every major story from wars and recessions to grass roots local issues. ↗

— George Noory

#been #every #grass #grass roots #i

Wars are expensive and dangerous. They're not political winners. ↗

— Grover Norquist

#expensive #political #wars #winners

If the world is disarmed, and remains disarmed, there will be no more world wars. ↗

— George William Norris

#more #remains #wars #will #world