“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” —- from The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
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illuminating life with words and pictures
“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” —- from The Foundation Trilogy, Isaac Asimov
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“It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.”
–Robert E. Lee, after the Battle of Fredericksburg
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. — General G.C. Patton (1885-1945)
“The military don’t start wars. Politicians start wars.” — William Westmoreland
“I’m fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.” — George McGovern
“Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.” — Salvador Dali [Note: I never did agree with this one.]
“War does not determine who is right – only who is left.” — Bertrand Russell [Note: Damn right.]
“One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.” — Josef Stalin
“A man who won’t die for something is not fit to live.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.
-grins- Want some more? 😀
not a war quote, but….
I still like it… and i think it’s appropriate.
“a spark can burn a street.” – Arabic proverb
I like that it can be applied to so many things…. and in this case, i think it fits the occasion.
more…
from my favorite scientist and dreamer, Albert Einstein:
“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.”
“Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated illusions.”
“We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.”