We must recognize the chief characteristic of the modern era–a permanent state of what I call violent peace.
~Admiral James D. Watkins
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
~A. J. P. Taylor
No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
~A. J. P. Taylor
We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives…inside ourselves.
~Albert Camus
When a war breaks out, people say: “It’s too stupid, it can’t last long.” But though a war may be “too stupid,” that doesn’t prevent its lasting.
~Albert Camus
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
~Albert Einstein
Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
~Albert Einstein
Force always attracts men of low morality.
~Albert Einstein
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
~Albert Einstein
