Desiderius Erasmus Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"War is sweet to those who haven't tasted it."

by:	Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) Dutch theologian, classical scholar
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Categories:	Peace, Proverbs, War, Wisdom
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And even sweeter to those who command it who have a hand in the purse-pocket of the person making the weapons. -- Logan, Memphis, TN 1
And to a religious few. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
... and who profit from its manufacture. -- Rober, Sarasota 1
-- Robert, Sarasota
-- Joe, Rochester, MI
I agree totally...with this one caveat---there is a time when war is the answer and no other will do... There are some things that are worth dying for...if there are not, what a miserable, shallow, cowardly, and traiterous existance we lead. -- Michael, Houston
There are many who have never experienced war directly and have been able to formulate a clear opinion against the use of violence as a means of resolving conflict. And I am in total agreement that many who have tasted it have become addcited to the taste of blood and profit that can be had from it. -- EGL, LA
... like King George... (and Michael is correct, sometimes it is necessary, but bitter). -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
-- E Archer, NYC
War is the way of mentality ill. The mentally healthy seek an alternative. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
-- Abby