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“I'm not the kind of faggot who wants to put a rainbow sticker on a machine gun.”

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“Even the air of this country has a story to tell about warfare. It is possible here to lift a piece of bread from a plate and following it back to its origins, collect a dozen stories concerning war-how it affected the hand that pulled it out of the oven, the hand that kneaded the dough, how war impinged upon the field where wheat was grown.”

War Afghanistan

Book:The Wasted Vigil

Source: The Wasted Vigil

“for years now there had been no country here but the war.”

War Country Land Vietnam

Book:Dispatches

Source: Dispatches

“It was strange to us that none of these three victims made any attempt to resist the attack. Indeed, not one inhabitant in any of these worlds considered for a moment the possibility of resistance. In every case the attitude to disaster seemed to express itself in such terms as these: "To retaliate would be to wound our communal spirit beyond cure. We choose rather to die. The theme of spirit that we have created must inevitably be broken short, whether by the ruthlessness of the invader or by our own resort to arms. It is better to be destroyed than to triumph in slaying the spirit. Such as it is, the spirit that we have achieved is fair; and it is indestructibly woven into the tissue of the cosmos. We die praising the universe in which at least such an achievement as ours can be. We die knowing that the promise of further glory outlives us in other galaxies. We die praising the Star Maker, the Star Destroyer.”

War Scifi Pacifism Non Interventionism

Book:Star Maker

Source: Star Maker

“He had also learned that there is no use murdering people; there are always so many left, and if you tried to murder them all you would never get anything else done.”

War Violence Murder

Book:The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled

Source: The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled

“A not-too-distant explosion shakes the house, the windows rattle in their sockets, and in the next room the class of 1964 wakes up and lets out a yell or two. Each time this happens I find myself thinking, "Is it possible that human beings can continue with this lunacy very much longer?" You know the answer, of course.”

War World War Ii

Book:As I Please: 1943-1945

Source: As I Please: 1943-1945

“A state of war is not a blank check for the president when it comes to the rights of the nation's citizens.”

War Politics Civil Rights

Author:Sandra Day O'Connor

“Maybe the Americans should have brought baseballs instead of bombs.”

War Bombs Vietnam Americans Baseballs

Book:All the Broken Pieces

Source: All the Broken Pieces

“Then the Skopamish showed up. Their chests heaving, rotting eyes like dull raisins in their skulls. Their eyes found mine like a witching wand seeking water.”

War Fantasy Science Fiction Paranormal Romance Zombies Dystopia Futuristic

Book:Death Screams

Source: Death Screams

“One day this war will end. And when it does, Tule Lake will be just a memory.”

Life War World War Ii Remembering Children S Japanese Internment

Book:The No-No Boys

Source: The No-No Boys

“If you asked why the post had not come, or why the boat did not sail for England, or why your coffee was cold, or why your boots were not cleaned, or why your window was shut, or why the canary didn't sing,-you would always be sure to be told, "c'est la guerre!”

War Humor Woman S Character

Book:A Woman's Experiences in the Great War: An Australian Author's Clandestine Journey Through War-Torn Belgium

Source: A Woman's Experiences in the Great War: An Australian Author's Clandestine Journey Through War-Torn Belgium