War is not, in itself, a condition so much as the symptom of a condition - that of international anarchy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
War implies a lack of comprehension of mutual national interests; it means the undermining and even the end of culture.
War is the continuation of politics by other means.
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
War is an arena for the display of courage and virtue. Or war is politics by other means. War is a quasi-mystical experience where you get in touch with the real. There are millions of narratives we impose to try to make sense of war.
War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful.
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
War is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible.
War is a contagion.