Top 10 best quotes on War
There are so many pieces of work on War, some says it is necessary, some says it is unnecessary and some says it is necessary but can avoid by doing proper planning.
There are so many quotes about the war and about the death and sacrifice.
Here are the 10 best quotes about war.
1. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
The President of United States of America Franklin D. Roosevelt on jis inaugural address as the 32nd President of the United States on March 4, 1933 said this quote. His speech lasted 20 minutes and was 1,883 words.
2. If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn’t thinking.
― General George Patton
He said this quote while talking on the causes of war. While Patton has a…choice number of quotes to his name, this is short, sweet and to the point.
The man was best known for his leadership of the Third United States Army in France and Germany following the Allied invasion of Normandy.
Though often vulgar in his speeches, his charisma and ability to lead from the front inspired all those under him, and he was regarded highly by those in German High Command.
3. In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
― Herodotus
This quote by the Ancient Greek Philosopher gains importance during the reign of terrorism in Pakistan.
4. War does not determine who is right – only who is left.
― Bertrand Russell or Winston Churchill
According to one historical account, following the Great War of 1914-18, Winston Churchill said, “War does not determine who is right — only who is left.” In conclusion, the adage was anonymous in the earliest citation dated August 22, 1931. The next appearance occurred in “The Reader’s Digest” in February 1932 which acknowledged “The Montreal Star” newspaper. Once again, the creator was anonymous.
Later in the month of February 1932 Frank P. Hobgood helped to popularize the saying with a speech. In April 1932 Jessie Woodrow Wilson Sayre also helped to disseminate the saying.
The linkage to Bertrand Russell appears to be spurious but it maybe correct because this quote is usually attributed to Russell.
5. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing
― Edmund Burke
This statement that is often attributed to Burke despite the debated origin of this quote.In 1770, it is known that Burke wrote in “Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents”:
When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.
6. It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.
― Robert Edward Lee
Robert Edward Lee say this quote on the bitter reality of war.
7. Only the dead have seen the end of war
― Plato or George Santayana
The quote “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” is frequently attributed or misattributed to Plato; an early example of this misattribution (if it is indeed misattributed) is found in General Douglas MacArthur’s Farewell Speech given to the Corps of Cadets at West Point in 1962.
But many historians said, this quote as of George Santayana, a Spanish and US-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
8. “We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.”
― Winston Churchill
Winston CHurchill said this quote to praise the son of soils who protect their fatherlands.
9. “A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
The famous qoute was said by Martin Luther King Jr who was an American Baptist minister and activist, one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
10. “The starting point for the understanding of war is the understanding of human nature.”
— Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall
