It is not only the living who are killed in war.
–Isaac Asimov (1920 โ 1992)
War is cruelty, and none can make it gentle.
–Gilbert Parker (1862 โ 1932)
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.
–Winston Churchill (1874 โ 1965)
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
–David Friedman (b. 1958)
War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus.
–Antoine de Saint-Exupรฉry (1900 โ 1944)
The first casualty when war comes is truth.
–Hiram Johnson (1866 โ 1945)
Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
–Ernest Hemingway (1899 โ 1961)
War is fear cloaked in courage.
-William Westmoreland (1914 โ 2005)
War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it.
–George Orwell (1903 โ 1950)
Man has no right to kill his brother. It is no excuse that he does so in uniform: he only adds the infamy of servitude to the crime of murder.
–Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 โ 1822)
The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
My heart aches for the people of Ukraine and for the Russian people, who do not want this bloodshed to continue. โค ๐๐ป
Mine too, Colleen โจ
So happy your wife made it home.
I particularly like Friedmanโs quote. (K)
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Brilliant, David
๐งก๐ Peter ๐๐งก
Excellent quote selection David! ๐๐ปโค
๐ช Filipa ๐ช
Glad to hear your wife is home, you will all sleep better. What a great collection of quotes, some my faves, especially Orwellโs.
๐ Paul ๐
โWar. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!โ โ Edwin Starr
๐ Muri ๐
Great quotes that sadly fall on deaf ears of those who need to hear them most. I am so relived that your family is back together safely.
๐ Lauren ๐
Thank you for sharing these quotes, Every side is a loser in war,
๐ Molly ๐
I was going to ask the same,,,glad you are all reunited and safe David, As the iconic and understated slogan of the 1960’s, my mother marched to said,”War is not healthy for children and other living things”
that’s so glaringly, horribly true.
Excellent quotations on war–each better than the other!
๐ Lov ๐ ~ thanks
I’m so relieved to hear that, David. I can imagine the plight of your daughter. God bless you all. ๐
๐ค
Hi David! How are things at your end? What news?
thankfully, my wife returned home safely late last night! our daughter was so agitated until her mother returned that she simply couldn’t fall asleep… we were all relieved to be reunited ๐
Thanks for asking, Harshi.
Great news.
๐ค
I am so glad for you three David! ๐๐ป๐
๐ Filipa ๐