Pacifism Quotes

“The basic lie of all war is that it has to be.”

“I have always been more of a pacifist than a politician.”

“Pacifism is the acceptance of the status quo.”

“I've always been a pacifist, but I've been a pacifist who has been engaged in war.”

“I am against all war and all patriotism.”

“War is a crime against humanity. I am a pacifist and I will not support any war.”

“I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.”

“For to kill a man is not to defend a doctrine, but to kill a man.”

“I am a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. There is nothing which I would not do for peace.”

“The future of humanity does not lie in war.”

“I'm not a pacifist. I'm not that brave.”

“I have always been a pacifist, and I have always been a feminist. They are two sides of the same coin.”

“I am a socialist and as such, I am an opponent of all wars.”

“I knew, by the nauseating experience of the Great War, that all wars are detestable.”

“I have never been able to understand why it should be considered more moral to kill a man in a uniform than a man in a civilian suit.”

“To hell with war!”

“We are not trying to get a bayonet-proof vest for our sons, but a world in which there are no bayonets.”

“War is a dreadful thing, and I can respect an honest pacifist, though I think he is entirely wrong.”

“Pacifism, if it is to be constructive and effective, has to be a revolutionary movement.”

“Pacifism that is not prepared to become revolutionary... plays directly into the hands of militarism.”