War Quotes

“In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.”

“In the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress!”

“Men and women of Australia, we are at war with Japan. We are a nation that has been treacherously attacked.”

“I didn't think, and nobody else did, that the Iraqis were going to take all of Kuwait.”

“In the first eight to fourteen days, the main body of the Russian army will be destroyed.”

“Defeat is staring you in the face. Don't die for a lost cause.”

“I am against all war and all patriotism.”

“It is a time that we should look upon this matter of slavery in a new light.”

“Consequently, this country is at war with Germany.”

“There are many of us who have been disturbed by the trend of events, who are deeply disturbed by the fact that we are becoming a nation at war, and no one seems to know how to get out.”

“Get out or get under.”

“The first casualty of war is innocence.”

“Now, God be thanked Who has matched us with His hour, And caught our youth, and wakened us from sleeping.”

“The aim of the Combined Bomber Offensive...should be unambiguously stated [as] the destruction of German cities, the killing of German workers, and the disruption of civilized life throughout Germany.”

“We are going to scourge the Third Reich from end to end. We are bombing Germany city by city and ever more terribly in order to make it impossible for her to go on with the war. That is our object; we shall pursue it relentlessly.”

“War is the ultimate in censorship.”

“I have perceived much beauty in the hoarse oaths that kept our courage straight.”

“A thicket of summer grass is all that remains of the dreams of ancient warriors.”

“The cause of war is preparation for war.”

“War is a brutal and savage business.”