#wars

Each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations. ↗

— James Madison

#burden #carrying #each #expense #generation

If you look back historically, admittedly a long time ago, there were three Afghan wars in which Britain didn't even come a good second. In more recent years the Russians were there with 120,000 men for ten years. ↗

— John Major

#afghan #ago #back #britain #come

I think that Star Wars revolutionized not only sci-fi movies, but also the entire industry in the way that things are done. ↗

— Peter Mayhew

#done #entire #i #i think #industry

Women writers have been told, forever, that our stories were not valuable. Not as valuable as men's stories about wars, business, power. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

#been #business #forever #men #our

I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. ↗

— George McGovern

#die #dreaming #ears #fed #fed up

As America celebrates Memorial Day, we pay tribute to those who have given their lives in our nation's wars. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#america #celebrates #day #given #lives

It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore. ↗

— Golda Meir

#our #paid #them #true #victories

We are proud to say we are racist and hate to see Whites fighting each other. I oppose the Wars. ↗

— Tom Metzger

#fighting #hate #i #oppose #other

Jokes are better than war. Even the most aggressive jokes are better than the least aggressive wars. Even the longest jokes are better than the shortest wars. ↗

— George Mikes

#better #even #jokes #least #longest

If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

#been #constantly #fallen #graves #green