“War is a racket. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.”~Smedley Butler American whistleblower, antiwar activist, and retired United States Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler was born on this day in 1881.
“All conflicts can be resolved. Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings. There are always interests that are furthered by war. Therefore those who have power and influence can also stop them. Peace is a question of will.”~Martti Ahtisaari Finnish politician, president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, diplomat, mediator, and peace … Continue reading Random Quote for June 23, 2025
“I am sure that you will never end war with wars.”~Nancy Astor American-born British politician Nancy Astor was born on this day in 1879.
“The essence of war is insanity. Destruction, death, women widowed, children orphaned, lands plundered, property destroyed, lives decimated—it’s all bad.”~Gary Paulsen American author Gary Paulsen was born on this day in 1939.
“The right to have a slave implies the right in some one to make the slave; that right must be equal and mutual, and this would resolve society into a state of perpetual war.”~William H. Seward American lawyer and politician William H. Seward was born on this day in 1801.
“Those who give the orders are not the ones to die. The people who are doing the work and the fighting and the dying, and those who are doing the talking, are not all the same people.”~Katherine Anne Porter American journalist, essayist, short story writer, novelist, poet, and political activist Katherine Anne Porter was born … Continue reading Random Quote for May 15, 2025
“Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.”~William Hazlitt English essayist, painter, social commentator, philosopher, and drama and literary critic William Hazlitt was born on this day in 1778.
"The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars."~William Westmoreland American General, and commander of United States forces during the Vietnam War, William Westmoreland was born on this day in 1914.
“All the vested interests and people who profit by war will—with the journals they control—resolutely oppose any reduction of armaments.”~Randal Cremer British Member of Parliament, a pacifist, and a leading advocate for international arbitration Randal Cremer was born on this day in 1828.
“Everything, everything in war is barbaric… But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being.” ~Ellen Key Swedish difference feminist writer Ellen Key was born on this day in 1849.
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