Wartime Quotes

The murder of a man is still murder, even in wartime.

All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments.

In wartime we identify ourselves with the nation, and its interests are the interests of our primal selves.

No time to spare: the expression assumed its full significance, as so many expressions do in wartime.

That soldiers do terrible things during wartime should not surprise us.

Presidents who restrict civil liberties, even in wartime, are usually judged harshly for it.

When I'm describing wartime activities or violence I don't want to be too ornate, to prettify the picture. Once we trace them to the present, the prose becomes denser.

The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President.

...his wartime experience had taught him to trust his instincts, even though he'd never been sure where they'd come from.