Quotes about war and peace
540 quotes from 231 people
Margaret Atwoodborn 1939The Robber Bride (1993), Ch. 6To save your world you asked this man to die;
Would this man, could he see you now, ask why?
W. H. Auden1907–1973“Epitaph for the Unknown Soldier” (October 1953)
Aung San Suu Kyiborn 1945In Quest of Democracy (1991)
Sri Aurobindo1872–1950“Kurukshetra” in Essays on the Gita (1995), p. 39I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.
Joan Baezborn 1941Pop Chronicles, Show 19—Blowin’ in the Wind: Pop discovers folk music, interview recorded December 3, 1967- Joan Baezborn 1941Daybreak (1968)
Mikhail Bakunin1814–1876“The Reaction in Germany” (1842)Although the shooting war is over, we are in the midst of a cold war which is getting warmer.
Bernard Baruch1870–1965Speech before the Senate’s Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program (1948)- Bernard Baruch1870–1965Address to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (14 June 1946)
Wendell Berry1934–2026The Long-Legged House (1969)- Wendell Berry1934–2026Citizenship Papers (2003), “A Citizen’s Response”
Aneurin Bevan1897–1960Speech in the House of Commons (2 July 1942)Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
Joe Bidenborn 1942Promises to Keep (2008), Pages 65-66
