The principal cause of war is war itself.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
War itself is the enemy of the human race.
War is the science of destruction.
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
If there is no sufficient reason for war, the war party will make war on one pretext, then invent another... after the war is on.
War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.
War is a fundamental aspect of human existence. It's good to know what war entails and what the human sacrifice is.
Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings.
War is just an effect, not a cause.
In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.
War is the continuation of politics by other means.