War Peace Quotes and Messages

War is a devastating force that can cause immense suffering and loss. But even in the darkest of times, there is always hope for peace. These inspirational war and peace quotes can help us to stay motivated and hopeful in our pursuit of a more peaceful world.

War settles nothing.

War settles nothing.

Peace is constructed, not fought for.

Peace is constructed, not fought for.

War is a violent teacher.

War is a violent teacher.

There never was a good war or a bad peace

There never was a good war or a bad peace

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

A people free to choose will always choose peace.

My religion is based on truth and nonviolence.

My religion is based on truth and nonviolence.

It’s time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

It’s time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.

It's a pity both sides can't lose.

It's a pity both sides can't lose.

Preventive war is like committing suicide for fear of death.

Preventive war is like committing suicide for fear of death.

The military doesn't start wars. Politicians start wars.

The military doesn't start wars. Politicians start wars.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom.

You don't liberate a country standing on the soil of another.

You don't liberate a country standing on the soil of another.

War remains the decisive human failure.

War remains the decisive human failure.

War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times.

War is terrorism, magnified a hundred times.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.

People do not make wars governments do.

People do not make wars governments do.

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.

No protracted war can fail to endanger the freedom of a democratic country.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

If you like war, be a nationalist. If you like peace, be a citizen of the world.

If you like war, be a nationalist. If you like peace, be a citizen of the world.

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by the balance of power.

In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by the balance of power.

Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but by mastering our thoughts.

Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but by mastering our thoughts.

No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.

No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.

If it's natural to kill, why do men have to go into training to learn to do it?

If it's natural to kill, why do men have to go into training to learn to do it?

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.

War is sweet to those who have no experience of it.

War is sweet to those who have no experience of it.

Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees the others.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees the others.

Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.

Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.