Quote by Barbara Tuchman
War is the unfolding of miscalculations. - Barbara Tuchman

War is the unfolding of miscalculations. – Barbara Tuchman

Other quotes by Barbara Tuchman

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. – Barbara Tuchman

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The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard. – Barbara Tuchman

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I think war is based in greed and there are huge karmic retributions that will follow. I think war is never the answer to solving any problems. The best way to solve problems is to not have enemies. – Sheryl Crow

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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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What a country calls its vital… interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war. Petroleum is a more likely cause of international conflict than wheat. – Simone Weil, Ecrits historiques et politiques, 1960

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A war still rages over the legacy of the 1960s. – Camille Paglia

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