Quote by George Orwell
Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as

Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac. – George Orwell

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In our age there is no such thing as keeping out of politics. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. – George Orwell

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The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. – George Orwell

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I was the guy who was constantly speaking out against the Vietnam War. I have no regrets about that. – George McGovern

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One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, youd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans. – George H. W. Bush

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I am one who believes that we are, in fact, engaged in a worldwide war against terrorism. We must have the serenity to accept the fact that war is not going to go away if we ignore it. – Robert Foster Bennett

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To all those who walk the path of human cooperation war must appear loathsome and inhuman. – Alfred Adler

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