Denis Johnson Quotes

Like individuals, some peoples are naturally pacific and some naturally aggressive.

If we must fight, then by God we will fight. And I hope they [the Croats and Bosnians] will not be so crazy as to fight against us. Because if we don’t know how to work well or to do business, at least we know how to fight well.

The world hates us, but the bottom line is we're gonna have to show the world why they hate us by bombing the hell out of some people that have been hurting us. That's all. That's the end of it.

War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human nature; and it is not without regret that I see it disappearing more and more from the scene.

The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.

The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone.

War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.

I like war.

Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.

Our swords shall play the orators for us.

And he said that he didn't want to have a war or anything like that again.

I think its man's nature to go to war and fight.

I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

I do not believe in terrorism, violence, destruction, murder, pre-emption, or War.

I have always had a particular antagonism for the military.

We seek no wider war.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

The deliberate and deadly attacks which were carried out yesterday against our country were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war.

War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.

The point of departure of the process to which we wish to contribute is the fact that war is the natural reaction of human nature in the savage state, while peace is the result of acquired characteristics.

This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles, but ours seems to be based on war and games.

People always make war when they say they love peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.