War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms. — Niccolo Machiavelli
One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one. — Agatha Christie
Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in war is a peculiar difficulty, because all action must — Carl von Clausewitz
When people don’t understand that the government doesn’t have their interests in mind, they’re more susceptible to go to war. — Howard Zinn
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should — Aldous Huxley
I suggest that if you know history, then you might not be so easily fooled by the government — Howard Zinn
War is a malignant disease, an idiocy, a prison, and the pain it causes is beyond telling or meaning; — Martha Gellhorn
It’s our tendency to approach every problem as if it were a fight between two sides. — Deborah Tannen
We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media — Howard Zinn
War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. — Leo Tolstoy
The cry has been that when war is declared, all opposition should be hushed. — William Ellery Channing