War and Peace
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tiny.ag/b5lrmegw · ★★☆☆ Fair (303 ratings) · submitted 1997
Katz' Law: Man and nations will act rationally when all other possibilities have been exhausted.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/vykjqus7 · ★★☆☆ Fair (303 ratings) · submitted 1997
Join the Army: travel to exotic distant lands, meet exciting, unusual people and kill them.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/s7ezrvqx · ★★☆☆ Fair (278 ratings) · submitted 1997
It seems like the less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/xmilhqgd · ★★☆☆ Fair (299 ratings) · submitted 1997
It is impossible to defend perfectly against the attack of those who want to die.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/2flecxec · ★★☆☆ Fair (344 ratings) · submitted 1997
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
John F. Kennedy, (inaugural speech, 1961), in Law and Politics and War and Peace
tiny.ag/1i8zitnu · ★★☆☆ Fair (892 ratings) · submitted 1998
I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harms way.
tiny.ag/4exni0iq · ★★☆☆ Fair (270 ratings) · submitted 1997
Draft beer, not people.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/la65dtiv · ★★☆☆ Fair (1022 ratings) · submitted 1998
It was involuntary. They sank my boat.
John F. Kennedy, (comment when asked about his heroism), in War and Peace
tiny.ag/kxyqnliw · ★★☆☆ Fair (318 ratings) · submitted 1997
Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind.
tiny.ag/xrdfngoo · ★★☆☆ Fair (246 ratings) · submitted 1997
A nuclear war can ruin your whole day.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/konajjqe · ★★☆☆ Fair (675 ratings) · submitted (updated 9:20)
Always remember your weapons system was made by the lowest bidder
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/6gqwgydb · ★★☆☆ Fair (236 ratings) · submitted 1997
Conquering Russia should be done steppe by steppe.
Unknown, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/abk7huzh · ★★☆☆ Fair (1236 ratings) · submitted 1997
What a strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
Unknown, (W.O.P.R. computer in War Games), in Success and Failure and War and Peace
tiny.ag/hfj4loeb · ★★☆☆ Fair (825 ratings) · submitted 1998
The pen may be stronger than the sword... but I'd rather have a sword in a dark alley.
tiny.ag/is5ffzu6 · ★★☆☆ Fair (304 ratings) · submitted 1997
A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election.
tiny.ag/rh5oemag · ★★☆☆ Fair (590 ratings) · submitted 1997
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
Sun Tzu, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/4vs8cciz · ★★☆☆ Fair (210 ratings) · submitted 1997
Remember, to them it is us who are the enemy.
tiny.ag/rb8m34k9 · ★★☆☆ Fair (968 ratings) · submitted 1999
All warfare is based on deception.
Sun Tzu, The Art Of War, in War and Peace
tiny.ag/v6pxskz7 · ★★☆☆ Fair (902 ratings) · submitted 1999 by Dr Nathan Rozenfarb
Close the book and open your heart.
Nathan Rozenfarb, (on religious conflicts), in War and Peace
tiny.ag/snhswbdj · ★★☆☆ Fair (260 ratings) · submitted 1997
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
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