The quote "there is no such thing as a good war" originated from US President Benjamin Franklin.
Benjamin Franklin is the person who the quote "There never was a good war or a bad peace" is attributed to.
"I will return" was a quote from General Douglas MacArthur
This quote is simply saying that peace is better than war. If there "never was a good war" that means that all war is bad; and if "there never was a bad peace" then all peace is good.
When is war ever a good thing?
|The war of every man against every man" is a quote from Thomas Hobbs' Leviathan
Benjamin Franklin is the person who the quote "There never was a good war or a bad peace" is attributed to.
"thats what she said"
This quote was said from the U.S. General, Curtis LeMay during the Vietnam War. I was wondering if this is true.
The person who said this quote was General Sherman of the Civil War.
"I will return" was a quote from General Douglas MacArthur
The Wilfred Owen quote "My subject is War and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity" was written in a preface to a book of poetry he was planning to publish. It was included in a letter to his mother in 1918.
Woodrow Wilson said that World War 1 was "the war to end all wars."
This quote is simply saying that peace is better than war. If there "never was a good war" that means that all war is bad; and if "there never was a bad peace" then all peace is good.
When is war ever a good thing?
Depends on your point of view. Some said that the US was doing a good thing, and the communists were all a bunch of liars. Others said the communists were doing a good thing, and the US was a bunch of liars. The truth is hidden somewhere in the middle.
It means that there is never a good reason for war and there is never anything wrong with peace.
War is never a good thing. However, it is sometimes necessary.