Antiwar Quotes Quotes

“There is nothing more precious than a child’s smile in this world. But many children aren’t able to smile now. We must create an environment for them to thrive and smile forever.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Deep down there is the feeling that what we participated in was morally wrong, and can never be looked upon as legitimate. We can make all kinds of excuses, but it can never justify the murder, the savagery and the barbarism that was inflicted on the Vietnamese people under the guise of saving the world from communism.”
― Terry Burstall, The Soldiers' Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam, 18 August 1966

“Vietnam was never a threat to America or Australia, but it was a threat to their perceived interests. For those selfish interests we fought and were maimed and died. It was not for patriotism, and not to save freedom or humanity: it was to save vested interests.”
― Terry Burstall, The Soldiers' Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan Vietnam, 18 August 1966

“When we try to make the world a slightly more peaceful place to be, the world also conspires to bless us with peace.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“War is a crime of mass murder; deciding on war is a crime; the war industry is a crime; participating in war is a crime; working in the war industry is a crime; warmongering is a crime; everything related to war is a great crime!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Let there be no unnecessary expenditure of power. Let there be flowers.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Competition, no matter how friendly, dampens one and brightens the other, tears for one, smiles for the other yet we all want peace, why compete?”
― Enoble Asuquo , One Are We: war and peace

“Be calm in anger and bear fruits of peace, let war eat from your tree of peace.”
― Enoble Asuquo, One Are We: war and peace

“You look at the wars in the world and are surprised, but the world has always been like this, always wild, always rude and cruel, never civilized! Why are you surprised when you look at the world that has always been like this? Are you stupid?”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Peace is one thing we all want and the thing we all need. But the problem is that we spend lots of time waiting for the war to stop instead of taking steps to end it.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya, Our Nepal, Our Pride

“There is no greater joy than peace.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“There are big things to worry about and the issues like climate change, hunger, poverty, violence, biodiversity loss, unemployment, racism, and war are not going to be solved easily. But despite their grim predictions, I am hopeful. I am already seeing the light. A rustle of wind in the grass makes me dream.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“There has never been a war that did not lead to a graveyard, and anyone who starts something that does lead to a graveyard is the lowest of the low!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“There is only one way to be a hero in a war: Not to kill anyone! There is only one way to emerge from a war as a human being: To put down the weapon given to you! This is the only honourable behaviour for both sides fighting each other!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“War—whether waged with weapons or tariffs—brings only loss. Civilization thrives on cooperation, not conflict.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Everyone knows how to start a conflict; it's a lesson we're subtly taught everywhere. But how often are we taught to cultivate peace? How often do we truly learn to nurture it?”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Don't take sides in a war! If no one takes sides in a war, that war will end immediately! Wars continue because you take sides and support your side!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“When the world roars in anger, let peace be your quiet answer.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Each step toward understanding shatters division and builds the unbreakable foundation of peace.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“The world bleeds rampantly, yet we refuse to let it drown us. We will begin our journey—a journey toward love, kindness, understanding, and peace.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Every mother's tear is a silent protest against the madness of war.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“A flower is a flower, no matter where it grows. Children are children, no matter where they are born.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“To die with honour, to die standing tall, to die for an ideology, to die for a cause—these are all foolish thoughts! The only honourable thing for every living person is to make every effort and develop every strategy to avoid dying, and never to kill!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Don't be surprised by the madness in the world; it has always been this way: On one side, a foolish little leader and his low-IQ fools who follow him, on the other, yet another foolish little leader and his low-IQ fools who follow him, and in between, completely innocent people who have nothing to do with it and suffer great harm and death!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“If humankind were to fight each other every day for a thousand years, could they finally grasp the absolute importance of peace and end wars forever? No, because peace, tranquillity, and friendship are pleasant to humans for a while, like daylight, but then humankind will again desire night, unrest, enmity, and war! And then, once more, they will desire daylight! There's a pendulum swinging back and forth here!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“All wars are bad, but the worst war is when the bad guys stay in power after the war is over!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“Should we rejoice when one evil triumphs over another, or should we be saddened that the victorious evil has become even stronger?”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“You face a chaotic universe that could crush you like an ant, yet you waste your energy fighting your fellow creatures, and worse, you think you'll die and be resurrected! Look, my friend, the universe is your home; find a way to stay here permanently, develop your mind, and use that developed mind to save yourself, because you are the saviour! You can consider the universe a god, but the universe can only save you by offering you the means to save yourself through you!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

“We live in a world that spends endlessly to destroy, yet too little to heal—a world with wealth for war, but little for the sick, the hungry, or the poor. This is humanity’s greatest failure.”
― Bhuwan Thapaliya

“Even if your foolish politicians decide to go to war, you shouldn't obey that decision, because foolish politicians make the decisions, but it's the people who fight. Whoever made the decision, let them fight, not you! And this is said to the people of both the attacked and the attacking countries!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan