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“Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.”

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Christian Nestell Bovee

Christian Nestell Bovee was an American writer, philosopher, and theologian known for his works in moral philosophy, religion, and literary criticism. more

“The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none of their cool poise, none of their manner. But they do have friendliness. Where an Englishman would give you his card, an American would very likely give you his shirt.”

Giving War America Civilization Warm Cards Irony Shirts Hearted Englishmen Vulgarity Poise Friendliness Warm Hearted

Author:Raymond Chandler

“Are wars... anything but the means whereby a nation's problems are set, where creation is stimulated - there you have adventure. But there is no adventure in heads-or-tails, in betting that the toss will come out of life or death. War is not an adventure. It is a disease. It is like typhus.”

Mean War Problem Nations Peace Creation Adventure Disease Tails Toss Betting Life Or Death Heads Or Tails Typhus

Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something - war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce.”

Ifs War Values Fighting Storm Accepted Violent Miserable This Life Enjoyable Truce Fighting On

Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Food probably has a very great influence on the condition of men. Wine exercises a more visible influence, food does it more slowly but perhaps just as surely. Who knows if a well-prepared soup was not responsible for the pneumatic pump or a poor one for a war?”

Ifs Knows Men Wells Doe War Poor Influence Conditions Food Inspire Health Exercise Responsible Wine Prepared Visible Soup Pumps Great Influence

Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg

“Industry has operated against the artisan in favor of the idler, and also in favor of capital and against labor. Any mechanical invention whatsoever has been more harmful to humanity than a century of war.”

Has Beens War Humanity Century Industry Labor Favors Invention Artisans Idlers

Author:Remy de Gourmont

“I have cultivated my hysteria with delight and terror. Now I suffer continually from vertigo, and today, 23rd of January, 1862, I have received a singular warning, I have felt the wind of the wing of madness pass over me.”

War Today Suffering Felt Wind Madness Wings Terror Delight Warning January Hysteria Vertigo

Author:Charles Baudelaire

“Mr. Lely, I desire you would use all your skill to paint my picture truly like me, and not flatter me at all; but remark all these roughnesses, pimples, warts, and everything as you see me, otherwise I will never pay a farthing for it.”

War Use Desire Pay Skills Paint Like Me Remarks Pimples Warts Roughness Briars

Author:Oliver Cromwell

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