William Appleman Williams famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Father was an atheist; he had even joined the Skeleton Army - a club of men who went about in masks or black faces, with ribald placards and a brass band, to make war upon the Salvation Army.
We cannot have peace if we are only concerned with peace. War is not an accident. It is the logical outcome of a certain way of life. If we want to attack war, we have to attack that way of life.
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions.
Preparing to live your dream is postponing it. You are either living it, or not.
I liken myself to someone who built the house he will live in one day and is preparing to furnish it.
The business of the Christian is nothing else but to be ever preparing for death.
It feels like he's marking me. Like he's preparing me for something monumental. That could both change and ruin my life.
I spend my days preparing for life, not preparing for death.
Preparing for the ups and downs of life.

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