God employs several translators some pieces are translated by age, some by sickness, some by war, some by justice. John Donne
How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print. Karl Kraus
War kills men, and men deplore the loss but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies. Charles Caleb Colton
The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of course is to be effected by stratagem. Washington Irving
Cards are war, in disguise of a sport. Charles Lamb
Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind. H. G. Wells
There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. William Tecumseh Sherman
Americans are blessed with great plenty we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine. Adam Schiff
Politics is war without bloodshed, while war is politics with bloodshed. Mao Zedong
I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back. Steven Spielberg
When war comes, two things happen - profits go way, way up and all perishables go way, way down. There becomes a market for them. Steven Spielberg
In the re-creation of combat situations, and this is coming from a director who's never been in one, being mindful of what these veterans have actually gone through, you find that the biggest concern is that you don't look at war as a geopolitical endeavor. Steven Spielberg
As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. John Stuart Mill
Australians are coffee snobs. An influx of Italian immigrants after World War II ensured that - we probably had the word 'cappuccino' about 20 years before America. Cafe culture is really big for Aussies. We like to work hard, but we take our leisure time seriously. Hugh Jackman
I guess if people couldn't profit from war I don't think there would be war. Lily Tomlin
My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel. Roseanne Barr
When I grew up, in Taiwan, the Korean War was seen as a good war, where America protected Asia. It was sort of an extension of World War II. And it was, of course, the peak of the Cold War. People in Taiwan were generally proAmerican. The Korean War made Japan. And then the Vietnam War made Taiwan. There is some truth to that. Ang Lee
As this long and difficult war ends, I would like to address a few special words to the American people: Your steadfastness in supporting our insistence on peace with honor has made peace with honor possible. Richard M. Nixon
This is not Johnson's war. This is America's war. If I drop dead tomorrow, this war will still be with you. Lyndon B. Johnson