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George Santayana1 quote
Only the dead have seen the end of war. — George Santayana · 1922Karl Von Clausewitz1 quote
War is not merely a political act, but also a real political instrument, a continuation of political commerce, a carrying out of the same by other means. — Karl Von Clausewitz · 1833Ramsay MacDonald1 quote
We hear war called murder. It is not: it is suicide. — Ramsay MacDonald · 1930Rebecca West1 quote
Were I to... Take a peasant by the shoulders and whisper to him, "In your lifetime, have you known peace?" wait for his answer, shake his shoulders and transform him into his father, and ask him the same question, and transform him in turn into his father, I would never hear the word "yes" if I carried my questioning of the dead back for a thousand years. — Rebecca West · 1941Tom Stoppard1 quote
War is capitalism with the gloves off. — Tom Stoppard · 1974