“There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.”– Amelia Earhart Related Quotes “Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime soon.”– Ron Paul “My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.”– George Washington “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.”– Reinhold Niebuhr