Prince Otto von Bismarck-Schoenhausen Quotes

Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.

Preventive war is like committing suicide out of fear of death.

Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.

A people impetuous, bellicose and strong who attack their neighbors; they never, even if defeated, fall into the hands of the enemy; and if they see no chance of escaping alive, they pierce themselves in the stomach with a sword, thus killing themselves

On the bastion and entrenchments white flags have been placed, the lowering valley is full of dead bodies, and the beautiful sun descends from the transparent sky to the undulating blue sea, which sparkles under the golden rays of the sun. Thousands of people crowd together, look at, speak to, and smile at each other. And these people, who are Christians, confessing one great law of love and self-sacrifice, looking at what they have done, do not suddenly fall with repentance on their knees before Him who has given them life, who has placed in the soul of each, together with the fear of death, the love of the good and beautiful. They do not embrace like brothers with tears of joy and happiness. No! The white flags are lowered, and again whistle the instruments of death and suffering, again flows innocent blood, and groans and curses are heard

Those who make war unjustly shall perish

I know I am among civilized men because they are fighting so savagely.

We human beings do a lot of dumb things, and war is certainly the dumbest.

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious.

War is hell. You can't photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear.

Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth.

I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.

The first time I experienced war, I thought the world was ending.

If our countries had war the one with the other, that was no cause that he should put us to death; with which they were out of heart that their cruel pretense failed them. For which God be forever-more praised.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

War is a fundamental aspect of human existence. It's good to know what war entails and what the human sacrifice is.

War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.

Only the dead have seen the end of war.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Violence is for mugs. War is for mugs.

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?

War's a profanity because, let's face it, you've got two opposing sides trying to settle their differences by killing as many of each other as they can.