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Going To War Quotes

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. Colin Powell
Norman Schwarzkopf quote: "Going to war without France is like going hunting without an..."
Going to war without France is like going hunting without an accordion. Norman Schwarzkopf
John Dingell quote: "To go to war, you must always think of, can you win?"
To go to war, you must always think of, can you win? John Dingell
David Niven quote: "Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for..."
Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity. David Niven
Nobody ever wanted to go to war, but if a war came your way, it might as well be the right war, about the most important things in the world, and you might as well, if you were going to fight it, be called "Rushdie," and stand where your father had placed you, in the tradition of the grand Aristotelian, Averros, Abul Walid Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Rushd. Salman Rushdie
What is not conservative about saying, 'Don't go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war and no other way?' Ron Paul
During the Cold War, we were interested because we were scared that Russia and the United States were going to go to war. We were scared that Russia was going to take over the world. Every country became a battleground. Fareed Zakaria
People will tell you it was Vietnam brought this country to its knees. But I never believed that. It was already in bad shape. Vietnam was just the icin on the cake. We didn't have nothin to give to em to take over there. If we'd sent em without rifles I dont know as they'd of been all that much worse off. You can't go to war like that. You cant go to war without God. I dont know what is goin to happen when the next one comes. I surely dont. Cormac McCarthy
If volition is bound to social imperatives, as William James believed, and it's therefore easier to go to war than it is to quit smoking, one could say that Liz Norton was a woman who found it easier to quit smoking than to go to war. Roberto Bolano
A man goes to knowledge as he goes to war: wide-awake, with fear, with respect, and with absolute assurance. Going to knowledge or going to war in any other manner is a mistake, and whoever makes it might never live to regret it Carlos Castaneda
I want to go to war," Eddie Dean said calmly. "You don't know what you're talking about," Roland said, "but you're going to find out."Eddie nodded. They went to their war. Stephen King
Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal. Val Kilmer
Men and boys always want to go fight. They are always looking for a reason to go to war. It is the saddest thing. They have this abiding notion that war is fun. And no history lesson will convince them differently. Kate DiCamillo
Sun Tzu quote: "Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while..."
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. Sun Tzu
The American intellectuals, in their preoccupation with reality, seem to have forgotten that the real enemy is War rather than imperial Germany. There is work to be done to prevent this war of ours from passing into popular mythology as a holy crusade. What shall we do with leaders who tell us that we go to war in moral spotlessness or who make “democracy” synonymous with a republican form of government? Randolph Bourne

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