Quotes about War
Nothing is more precious than peace, by which all war, both in Heaven and Earth, is brought to an end.
— Ignatius of Antioch
The only alternative to war is peace, and the only road to peace is negotiations.
— Golda Meir
Peace is not sought in order to provoke war, but war is waged in order to attain peace.
— St. Augustine
For one thing, I don't think that anybody in any war thinks of themselves as a hero.
— Steven Spielberg
Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
— Luke 14:31
The War on Terror is ultimately a battle for the human mind and heart.
— Michael Youssef
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
— 1 Kings 14:19
God created war so that Americans would learn geography.
— Mark Twain
At all times, day by day, we have to continue fighting for freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom from want... for these are things that must be gained in peace as well as in war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
— Joshua 22:33
The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on innocence and gentleness.
— Samuel Johnson
but spare for yourselves every girl who has never had relations with a man.
— Numbers 31:18