WAR
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“And He will certainly render judgment among the nations and set matters straight respecting many peoples. And they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and neither will they learn war anymore.” – Prophet Isaiah – Isa. 2:4 – BIBLE – (the United Nations Plaza in New York)
I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill. – Mohandas Gandhi
Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we do about peace. We know more about killing than we do about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom, and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. – General Omar Bradley
A house divided against itself cannot stand. – Abraham Lincoln
It is forbidden to kill—therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers to the sound of trumpets. – Voltaire
“Your choice is simple—join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration. We shall be waiting for your answer. The decision rests with you.” – Michael Rennie (Klaatu) to the people of Earth. – THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL
Battery commander: “The troops are mutinying, refusing to advance!” General Mereau (George MacCready): “Fire until further notice!” Battery commander: “With all respect, sir, you have no right to order me to shoot my own men.” – PATHS OF GLORY– Stanley Kubrick / Jim Thompson / Calder Willingham – 1957
“My idea has always been, if we could bring the mother’s of the various nations together, there would be no more war.” – Vanessa Redgrave –HOWARD’S END – Ruth P. Jhabvala
War will exist until the distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige as the warrior does today. – John F. Kennedy
The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist-deep in gasoline—one with three matches, the other with five. – Carl Sagan
See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction. – George W. Bush
Since wisdom can be called “earned” knowledge, it is forcefully persuasive when dealing with the futility of war. It reinforces the thought that believing in war takes on the same conviction that one has in defending his own religious faith. It also reinforces in our mind that the absence of war does not necessarily mean real peace. – Gary Pulliam
Speak softly and carry a big stick – Theodore Roosevelt
There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable.
– Albert Einstein – 1932.
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“My Kingdom is no part of this world. If my Kingdom were part of this world, my attendants WOULD HAVE FOUGHT so that I should not be handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not from this source.” – Jesus Christ to Pilate – John 18:36– Apostle John– HOLY SCRIPTURES
Of all religions, the Christian should, of course, inspire the most tolerance, but until now Christians have been the most intolerant of all men. – Voltaire
Heroes may not be braver than anyone else. They’re just brave five minutes longer. – Ronald Reagan
There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves. – Margaret Thatcher
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love. – Mohandas Gandhi
More than 13 million soldiers and civilians paid the ultimate price for the disaster commonly known as World War 1. Optimism about the future and human nature also suffered a mortal blow as so-called civilized people armed with powerful, mass-produced, newly-invented weapons slaughtered one another on an unprecedented scale. The world was never the same again. –AWAKE – page 21 – August 2009
As I would not be a slave, I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. – Abraham Lincoln
“And another thing, I want you to be more assertive! I’m tired of everyone calling you Alexander the Pretty Good!” – His Mother to Alexander the Great as a kid. – Gary Larson – THE FAR SIDE
So long as a government sets the example of killing their enemies, private citizens will occasionally kill them. – Elbert Hubbard (American writer & philosopher)
Misery has to hide itself in silence—or it becomes treason. – Victor Hugo – THE MAN WHO LAUGHS
I think we ought to make AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL the national anthem. It’s not about war, there’s no bombs bursting in air, no rocket’s red glare. It’s about the land, amber waves of grain. That sounds good to me. Plus, it’s a hell of a lot easier to sing. – Willie Nelson
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. – Isaac Asimov
“And on that big day, you should take all the kings and their cabinets and generals, put ‘em in the center ring dressed in their underpants, and let ‘em fight it out with clubs. The best country wins.” – Katchinsky (Louis Wolheim) to the remaining soldiers in his company. – ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – Maxwell Anderson / George Abbott – 1930
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“You heard that it was said: ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ However, I say to you: Do not resist the one who is wicked, but whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other also to him.”– Jesus Christ – Matt. 5:38,39 – Apostle Matthew – HOLY SCRIPTURES (Sermon on the Mount)
Fear is pain rising from the anticipation of evil. – Aristotle
Defenders never gain new ground. – Ira Hayes
When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. – Elayne Boosler
Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding. – Mohandas Gandhi
Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities, has the power to make you commit injustices. – Voltaire
“Dad used to say, ‘the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes.’” – Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) – MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it. – Mark Twain
Communism doesn’t work because people like to own stuff. – Frank Zappa
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. – Victor Hugo –
Loving your enemies may be a lot to ask, but how about treating your friends a little better? – Edward W. Howe…a personal favorite
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends with them? - Abraham Lincoln
Narrator (opening words): “War began between Germany and France on August 3, 1914. Five weeks later the German army had smashed its way to within eighteen miles of Paris. There the battered French miraculously rallied their forces at the Marne River and, in a series of unexpected counter-attacks, drove the Germans back. The front was stabilized there shortly afterward and developed into a continuous line of heavily-fortified trenches zigzagging their way 500 miles to the Swiss Frontier. By 1916, after two grisly years of trench warfare, the battle line had changed very little. Successful attacks were measured in hundreds of yards, and paid for in lives, by hundreds of thousands.” – PATHS OF GLORY– Stanley Kubrick / Jim Thompson / Calder Willingham – 1957
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“Further, reject foolish and ignorant debates, knowing that they produce fights. A slave of the Lord does not need to fight, but needs to be gentle toward all, showing restraint when wronged, instructing with mildness those not favorable disposed.” – Apostle Paul – 2 Tim.2:23-25a – HOLY SCRIPTURES
This 20th century has had four times as many deaths from war as the previous four generations combined. – WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE?
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true design. – Denis Diderot
Judah Ben Hur (Charlton Heston): “Almost at the moment he (Christ) died, I heard him say, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”” Esther (Haya Hayareet): “Even then…” Judah: “Even then. And I felt his voice take this sword out of my hand.” (Conclusion) – BEN HUR – Karl Tunberg (plus collaboraters) – 1959
I’ve learned that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of themost peaceful things in the world. – Andy Rooney
Whatever begins in anger ends in shame. – Winston Churchill
War does not determine who is right—only who is left. – Bertrand Russell
“I know a way out of hell. Find a child, a child whose mother and father have been killed, a little boy about this high, and raise him as your own. Only be sure he is a Muslim, and raise him as one.” – Ben Kingsley as Gandhi to a Hindu murderer. – GANDHI –JohnBriley – 1980
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. – Aristotle
In the early Christian Church the followers of Christ based everything on Jesus’ teachings and ruled out as illicit all use of violence and injury against others. This clearly implied the illegitimacy of the participation in war. The early Christians took Jesus at his word, and understood the inculcations of gentleness and non-resistance at their literal sense. They closely identified their religion with peace. They strongly condemned bloodshed. – THE EARLY CHRISTIANS ATTITUDE TOWARD WAR
See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction. – George W. Bush
Is it not ironic that during both world wars the participating nations would kill each other as sworn enemies, including their brothers belonging to the same religion? – Gary Pulliam
Patriotism is a Temporary human quality. Few governments last over 200 to 300 years. – Unknown
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“You heard that it was said: ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those who persecute you.” – Jesus Christ – Matt. 5:43, 44 – Apostle Matthew – HOLY SCRIPTURES (Sermon on the Mount)
The soldiers fight but kings are the heroes. – Jewish proverb
Too many Christians think if they shout loud enough and gain political strength, the world will be improved. That is false doctrine. I have never seen anyone “converted”to a Christian’s point of view through political power. – Cal Thomas – 2005
We can’t all be heroes, somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they walk by. – Will Rogers
“Fiddle-dee-dee! War, war, war! This war talk is spoiling all the fun at every party this spring.” – Vivian Leigh – GONE WITH THE WIND
Force always attracts men of low morality. – Albert Einstein
“This is the voice of world control. I bring you peace. I may be the peace of plenty and content, or the peace of unburied death. The choice is yours: Obey me and live, or disobey and die.” – (Collossus, the U.S super-computer, joining the Soviet Guardian computer after taking over the world of military weapons.) – COLLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT – James Bridges – 1970
Can anything be more ridiculous than that a man has the right to kill me that lives on the other side of the water, because his ruler has a quarrel with mine, although I have none with him. – Blaise Pascal
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. – Mohandas Gandhi
!Name me an emperor who was ever struck by a cannonball! – King Charles V of France
The expression WAR ON TERROR is really an oxymoron. It’s truly another absurdity of striving for political correctness. It’s really a war against the vitriolic hatred coming from the militant extremists of Islam. After Pearl Harbor, there wasn’t a war on “sneak attacks.” After the Germans bombed England in the Second World War, there was not a war on “blitzkriegs.” These terrorists replace soldiers and are spawned from religious fanaticism. – Gary Pulliam
Our modern state is preparing for war without even knowing their future enemy. – Alfred Adler
Title card: “This story is neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure for those who stand face to face with it. It will try to tell simply of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war.” – ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT – M. Anderson / G. Abbott – 1930
