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T. H. White Quotes about War

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In war, our elders may give the orders...but it is the young who have to fight.

In war, our elders may give the orders...but it is the young who have to fight.

T. H. White
War, Fighting, Order

There is one fairly good reason for fighting - and that is, if the other man starts it. You see, wars are a great wickedness, perhaps the greatest wickedness of a wicked species. They are so wicked that they must not be allowed. When you can be perfectly certain that the other man started them, then is the time when you might have a sort of duty to stop them.

T. H. White
War, Fighting, Men
T. H. White (2011). “The Once and Future King”, p.204, Penguin

Life is too bitter already, without territories and wars and noble feuds

T. H. White
War, Noble, Feuds
T. H. White (2011). “The Once and Future King”, p.203, Penguin

War is like a fire. One man may start it, but it will spread all over. It is not about any one thing in particular.

T. H. White
War, Men, Fire
"The Once and Future King".

Wars are never fought for one reason," he said. "They are fought for dozens of reasons, in a muddle.

T. H. White
War, Dozen, Reason
T. H. White (2011). “The Once and Future King”, p.200, Penguin

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