Wars

Famous quotes containing the word wars:

    “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)

    “America is addicted to wars of distraction.”
    —Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)

    “I will not by the noise of bloody wars and the dethroning of kings advance you to glory: but by the gentle ways of peace and love.”
    —Thomas Traherne (1636–1674)