The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have

The war… was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides. – Robert E. Lee

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The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes. – Karl Von Clausewitz

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I was going to be a great woman novelist. Then the war came along and I think its hard for young people today, dont you, to realize that when World War II happened we were dying to go and help our country. – Julia Child

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It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. – Voltaire, War

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The trouble with selfish motives is that they harden into principles, and you end up sending your kids to war for them. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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