Conflict Quotes

"We have a choice between conversation and war. That is all. " "The truth is, religion as we speak of it is made coherent only by the dumb ceaseless charade of contending faiths." "Out of anger comes controversy, out of controversy comes conversation, out of conversation comes action." "Arguments are to be avoided they are always vulgar and often convincing" "There are two types of people in the world: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same" "I am happy to report that in the war between reality and romance, reality is not the stronger" "Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons." "The worst enemy of peace is indifference." "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger " "I understand that fear is my friend, but not always" "I am not one to call a woman an emotional motherfu**er, but when one told me 'back off,' I threatened to hit her with a piece of chair she was sitting on." "The man who cannot take sides must keep silent." "I was a halfhearted, at best, rebel" "There is no such thing as inevitable war. If war comes it will be from failure of human wisdom." "War should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to sustain its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits. " "In times of war, the laws fall silent" "For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it." "The world is full of cruel men, but many of them are on our side." "If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war." "Men rise from one ambition to another, first they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others"