#War

"Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve."

"Much blood has been spilled over words, and a great deal of it over the word ‘God.’ (125)"

"How is it possible to have a civil war?"

"The real power in America is held by a fast-emerging new Oligarchy of pimps and preachers who see no need for Democracy or fairness or even trees, except maybe the ones in their own yards, and they don't mind admitting it. They worship money and power and death. Their ideal solution to all the nation's problems would be another 100 Year War."

"The words ‘I Love You’ kill, and resurrect millions, in less than a second."

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die."

"For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity, the world of work, of duty, of culture, of progress -- to the future."

"People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine."

"Love is like war, except without all the blood and death and stuff."

"Only happy people have nightmares, from overeating. For those who live a nightmare reality, sleep is a black hole, lost in time, like death."

"You know, this is a war of ideology, a war of thoughts and of faith. And we need people to really stand for faith and trust, not hope and change."

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."

"War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength."

"The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living."

"Love is our most unifying and empowering common spiritual denominator. The more we ignore its potential to bring greater balance and deeper meaning to human existence, the more likely we are to continue to define history as one long inglorious record of man’s inhumanity to man."

"The first casualty when war comes is truth."

"I'm ruined beyond repair, is what I fear...And if so, in time we'd both be wretched and bitter.""I know people can be mended. Not all, and some more immediately than others. But some can be. I don't see why not you.""Why not me?"

"The most important thing I gained from my travels was the knowledge that one could achieve anything with determination and an ounce of luck."

"Love' is the only weapon I have, I will defend with love, I will attack with love."

"In the battle that is philosophy all the techniques of war, including looting and camouflage, are permissible."