War Quotes

The world thinks of us as a country which is strong, but which will never start a war. The world also thinks of us as a land which has never enslaved anyone and which is animated by humane ideals. This friendship, based on common ideals, is one of our greatest sources of strength.

The ultimate objective of subsidies should be to empower the poor, to break the cycle of poverty, and become foot-soldiers in our war on poverty.

I still recalled the excitement and patriotic fervour in the town when Tiger Hill was won.

Men fight wars and destroy everything around them. The earth should open and swallow them up. He who does not value life does not deserve it. Never destroy another life through rage, or through malice.

Animals will be seen on the earth who will always be fighting against each other with the greatest loss and frequent deaths on each side. And there will be no end to their malignity; by their strong limbs we shall see a great portion of the trees of the vast forests laid low throughout the universe; and, when they are filled with food the satisfaction of their desires will be to deal death and grief and labour and wars and fury to every living thing; and from their immoderate pride they will desire to rise towards heaven, but the too great weight of their limbs will keep them down.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The true conquests, the only ones that cause no regret, are those made over ignorance.

It would be a joke if the conduct of the victor had to be justified to the vanquished.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

This soldier, I realized, must have had friends at home and in his regiment; yet he lay there deserted by all except his dog. I looked on, unmoved, at battles which decided the future of nations. Tearless, I had given orders which brought death to thousands. Yet here I was stirred, profoundly stirred, stirred to tears. And by what? By the grief of one dog.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

There is a joy in danger.

Give me enough medals and I'll win you any war.

War is the business of barbarians.

If the art of war were nothing but the art of avoiding risks, glory would become the prey of mediocre minds.... I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest.

When you have an enemy in your power, deprive him of the means of ever injuring you.

It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory.

The art of war consists in bringing to bear with an inferior army a superiority of force at the point at which one attacks or is attacked.

The bayonet has always been the weapon of the brave and the chief tool of victory.

War is composed of nothing but accidents...there is but one favorable moment, the great art is to seize it.