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Soul music2 quotes
War!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing. — Edwin Starr · 1970Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate. — Marvin Gaye · 1971Epic poem1 quote
Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come. — Carl Sandburg · 1936Political speech1 quote
I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war. — George V · 1922Pop music1 quote
All we are saying is give peace a chance. — John Lennon · 1969Protest song1 quote
War!
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing. — Edwin Starr · 1970Religious literature1 quote
I renounce war for its consequences, for the lies it lives on and propagates, for the undying hatred it arouses, for the dictatorships it puts in the place of democracy, for the starvation that stalks after it. — Harry Emerson Fosdick · 1933Tragedy1 quote
Accurst be he that first invented war. — Christopher Marlowe · 1587Tragedy (play)1 quote
Accurst be he that first invented war. — Christopher Marlowe · 1587