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“The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.”

“Marx was wrong: It is not only the 'means of production' that shape societies, but the means of destruction. In our own time, the costs of war, or just war readiness, are daunting. ... The resulting cost squeeze has led to a new type of society, perhaps best terms a 'depleted' state, in which the military has drained reources from all other social functions.”

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Author:Barbara Ehrenreich

“Wars results in immediate deaths and destruction, but the environmental consequences can last hundreds, often thousands of years. And it is not just war itself that undermines our life support system, but also the research and development, military exercises and general preparations for battle that are carried out on a daily basis in most parts of the world. The majority of this pre-war activity takes place without the benefit of civilian scrutiny and therefore we are unaware of some of what is being done to our environment in the name of 'security.”

Source: Planet Earth: The Latest Weapon of War

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”

Source: Hemingway on War

“Some in my party threaten to send a message that they don't know a just war when they see it, and more broadly that they're not prepared to use our military strength to protect our security and the cause of freedom.”

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Author:Joe Lieberman

“I personally am not a total pacifist. I do believe there is such a thing as a just war. I believe, for instance, the effort to destroy the Nazi regime militarily was justified military action.”

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Author:Marianne Williamson

“The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.”

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Author:Robert Wilson Lynd

“War is only a cowardly escape from the problems of peace.”

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Author:Thomas Mann

“I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”

“Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars.”

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Author:Camille Paglia

“The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.”