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Most Famous War Quotes of All Time!

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The hospitality of the wigwam is only limited by the institution of war.

Quotes by Charles Eastman

The American Indian was an individualist in religion as in war. He had neither a national army nor an organized church.

Quotes by Charles Eastman

War hath no fury like a non-combatant.

Quotes by Charles Edward Montague

The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.

Quotes by Charles Evans Hughes

War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals.

Quotes by Charles Evans Hughes

I have already given two cousins to the war and I stand ready to sacrifice my wife's brother.

Quotes by Charles Farrar Browne

Doing what we can to repair the world was instilled in me from an early age. I will never forget my siblings and me knitting squares for blankets to be sent to the troops during World War II. This was...

Quotes by Charles Bronfman

War kills men, and men deplore the loss; but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies.

Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

The president is commander-in-chief of the army and navy and of the state militia when called into the service of the United States. He holds this power in time of peace as well as in time of war.

Quotes by Charles A. Beard

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is...

Quotes by Charles Albert Gobat

If we examine the Hague Convention carefully, we see that it considers the offer of good offices a duty of every nation. In other words, such offers should be made whenever a dispute becomes critical and threatens to explode into...

Quotes by Charles Albert Gobat

No government, no head of state, made any attempt to avert or arrest the Boer War.

Quotes by Charles Albert Gobat

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

As a Korean War veteran, I know firsthand and understand the sacrifices made by our men and women in uniform.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

After the threat of war is gone, we should not turn our backs on the men and women who eliminated that threat. We should embrace them and keep our promises we made to them.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

I proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War as an artillery operations specialist in the all-black 503rd Field Artillery Battalion in the Second Infantry Division.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

As a Korean War Veteran, I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

Quotes by Charles B. Rangel

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this page reference literature about war?
Yes. One quote reflects on reading novels that portrayed a world with a strong social fabric, noting: "People knew each other in 'War and Peace.'" It's a literary angle on the topic, rather than a historical or personal one. For more big-idea quotes, see Great quotes.
Is there a quote about the 1962 India-China border war?
Yes. One quote states plainly: "China invaded India, and there was a war between India and China in some of the disputed terrain in 1962, and India got hurt by that." It's a direct historical reference within the quote itself. Browse History quotes for more quotes rooted in real events.
Does this collection touch on the aftermath of World War I?
Yes. One quote describes how the end of the First World War had thrown Germany's youth into great turmoil, noting that the reins of power had fallen from the hands of a deeply disillusioned older generation. It's a sober historical observation.
Is there a quote that uses a chess metaphor to describe the war?
Yes - one quote compares the situation for Germany to an end game in chess in which she possessed one castle less than her adversary, adding that the loss of the war was as certain as the loss of an end game under those conditions. It's a vivid, strategic way of describing an outcome that felt inevitable. For more thought-provoking metaphors, see Life quotes.
What kinds of war-related quotes does this page bring together?
A mix of literary reflection, direct historical fact, and vivid metaphor - from a mention of 'War and Peace,' to the 1962 India-China border war, to World War I's aftermath in Germany, to a chess-based description of a war's inevitable loss. For more first-person reflections, see Me quotes.

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