Wars

Famous quotes containing the word wars:

“We have to have wars now and then just to prove we’re top dog.”
—Reginald Berkeley (1890–1935)

“Did all the lets and bars appear
To every just or larger end,
Whence should come the trust and cheer?
Youth must its ignorant impulse lend—
Age finds place in the rear.
All wars are boyish, and are fought by boys,
The champions and enthusiasts of the state:”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“The great wars of the present age are the effects of the study of history.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)