“Whoever devotedly undertakes and performs this most holy journey... shall have the enjoyment of eternal reward from the repayer of all men.” MenWarJourneyHolyEternalRewardsEnjoymentMedieval War Author:Pope Eugene III
“Come on soldiers! Guardians and agents of the supreme law! Here is a sacrifice of dogs ready for your swords!” WarLawSacrificeDogReadySoldierSupremeAgentsGuardianMedieval War Author:Ilghazi
“Kill them all, God will recognise his own.” WarGods WillRecogniseTotal WarMedieval War Author:Arnaud Amalric
“On both sides the troops were commanded by royal princes and they massacred each other mercilessly.” WarSidesTroopsBoth SidesRoyalMedieval War Author:Matthew of Edessa
“The fighting was fierce and lasted for the greater part of a day; blood ran in rivers.” WarFightingGreaterBloodRiversRanFierceMedieval War Author:Matthew of Edessa
“You shall love peace as a means to new wars - and the short peace more than the long.” MeanLongWar Author:Zoroaster
“War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfotunate.” WarDoneBraveryCharitySavedGreat Things Author:Zoroaster
“If one would have a friend, then must one also be willing to wage war for him: and in order to wage war, one must be capable of being an enemy.” IfsWarOrderEnemyWillingCapable Author:Zoroaster
“For most of history, war has been a more or less functional institution, providing benefits for those societies that were good at it, although the cost in money, in lives, and in suffering was always significant. Only in the past century have large numbers of people begun to question the basic assumption of civilized societies that war is inevitable and often useful.” PeopleHas BeensWarPastSufferingMoneyNumbersCenturyCostBenefitsInstitutionsSignificantInevitableAssumptionCivilizedProvidingLarge NumbersCivilized Society Author:Gwynne Dyer