"We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war in our time is always indiscriminate, a war against innocents, a war against children."
-Howard Zinn
WarView Quote
"When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.“
-Howard Zinn
posted in Government
Other Quotes by Howard Zinn
Discover more inspiring quotes by Howard Zinn
"Dissent is the highest form of patriotism."
-Howard Zinn
PatriotismView Quote
"One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression."
-Howard Zinn
WarView Quote
"If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves."
-Howard Zinn
SocietyView Quote
"When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war."
-Howard Zinn
WarView Quote
"War itself is the enemy of the human race."
-Howard Zinn
WarView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves."
-Ronald Reagan
GovernmentView Quote
"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business."
-Tom Robbins
GovernmentView Quote
"Every country has the government it deserves."
-Joseph de Maistre
GovernmentView Quote
"Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy."
-Sarah Palin
GovernmentView Quote
"What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long."
-Thomas Sowell
GovernmentView Quote
"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment."
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
GovernmentView Quote