Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and Iraq we were wrong.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil.
War does horrible things to human beings, to societies. It brings out the best, but most often the worst, in our human nature.
I do not think that war is always wrong: sometimes it is necessary to stop a dictator, prevent massive human-rights abuses, or expel an invader. But I have also seen that in the modern world, civil wars are the greatest threat to humanitarian security.
A bad peace is even worse than war.
First of all, war is a very, very difficult thing to deal with, even on the good days.
I always felt that if countries knew each other better, there would be less war. Often, conflict goes with demonizing other countries and cultures.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
A war is a horrible thing, but it's also a unifier of countries.
There's nothing good that comes out of war. It's simply hell on earth, and people survive, and people don't.