Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.
I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.
All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers.
When the war of the giants is over the wars of the pygmies will begin.
The stars shall fade away the sun himself Grow dim with age and nature sink in years But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth Unhurt amidst the wars of elements The wrecks of matter and the crush of worlds.
It seems like such a terrible shame that innocent civilians have to get hurt in wars otherwise combat would be such a wonderfully healthy way to rid the human race of unneeded trash.
We are all tourists in history and irony is what we win in wars.
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.