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" Let's face it: the War on Drugs was a disaster. It may be well intentioned... but it sent millions of kids to prison, gave them felonies oftentimes when they had no violent crimes. "

John Hickenlooper

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Prison

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" There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war. "

" The American system of civilian control of the military recognizes that soldiers' attention must be fixed on winning battles and staying alive, and that the fog of war can sometimes obscure the rule of law. "

" War is wretched beyond description, and only a fool or a fraud could sentimentalize its cruel reality. "

" The Secretary of Hygiene or Physical Culture will be far more important in the cabinet of the President of the United States who holds office in the year 2035 than the Secretary of War. "

" What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors. "

" You have to go to war with a sword and a shield. You cannot go to war with bare hands. "

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" War is a blessing compared with national degradation. "

" 'Capitalism' is a dirty word for many intellectuals, but there are a number of studies showing that open economies and free trade are negatively correlated with genocide and war. "

" It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell. "

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" No matter how many people you kill, using a machine gun in battle is not a war crime because it does not cause unnecessary suffering; it simply performs its job horrifyingly well. "

" The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it. "

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" The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war. "

" The Democratic Party is always going to be the party of civil rights and fairness - everybody gets an equal, fair shot at the American dream. And we're going to be the party that really fights to protect planet Earth - enjoy whatever time we're going to get! "

" Organize, agitate, educate, must be our war cry. "

" All warfare is based on deception. "

" War is never a lasting solution for any problem. "

" In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies. "

" There is nothing worth having that can be obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend. It is utterly self-defeating. "

" A time will come when a politician who has willfully made war and promoted international dissension will be as sure of the dock and much surer of the noose than a private homicide. It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not stake their own. "

" It just seems to me that the world's kind of a mess, and the more messy it gets, the more interested I am in escapist fare. Having a good time is something that isn't about the war in Iraq or the Asian flu or the Kyoto protocol - things that are horribly depressing to consider in our real lives. I'm eager to get away from them. "

Eric Stoltz

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" We need a comprehensive focus on infrastructure that supports not just transportation but also broadband, education, healthcare, and our environment. "

" Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. "

" This was not an act of terrorism, but it was an act of war. "

" The war was a mirror; it reflected man's every virtue and every vice, and if you looked closely, like an artist at his drawings, it showed up both with unusual clarity. "

" The condition of man... is a condition of war of everyone against everyone. "

" The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides. "

" There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare. "

" It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it. "