The real trouble with war (modern war) is that it gives no one a chance to kill the right people.
Ezra Pound
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
Colin Powell
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the... →
Dawn Powell
I used to want to be a war photographer, and I used to want to be a ballerina and a comedian. I used to want to be a writer. I invalidated myself;... →
Cat Power
When it came to the Vietnam War, Mr. McNamara was an early advocate of escalation but came to realize the flaws in the American approach earlier than... →
Samantha Power
As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can... →
You know, there is a long tradition in the U.S. of, um, promoting elections up to the point that you get an outcome you don't like. Look at Latin... →
My personal opinion is that if someone writes honestly about war, it will inherently be anti-war.
Kevin Powers
I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light.
I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so.