Quote by Ludwig von Mises

Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation.

Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which

Summary

This quote suggests that the only way to truly overcome war is through a mentality that recognizes war as nothing but an instrument of destruction and complete annihilation. By rejecting any glorification or justification for war, the quote implies that an attitude that perceives war as inherently harmful and humanistically empty is necessary for achieving lasting peace. This perspective encourages a collective shift in consciousness towards the futility and devastation caused by warfare, hinting that it is only through this broadened mindset that alternatives to war can be pursued.

Topics

By Ludwig von Mises

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

When I consider how little of a rarity children are -- that

When I consider how little of a rarity children are -- that every street and blind alley swarms with them -- that the poorest people commonly have them in most abundance -- that there are few marriages that are not blest with at least one of these bargains -- how often they turn out ill, and defeat the fond hopes of their parents, taking to vicious courses, which end in poverty, disgrace, the gallows, etc. -- I cannot for my life tell what cause for pride there can possibly be in having them.

The further you progress, the higher the ideal of perfection

The further you progress, the higher the ideal of perfection toward which you strive rises.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.

Napoleon Bonaparte

No one can figure out your worth but you.

No one can figure out your worth but you.

You Your Figure

With all of the hysteria, all of the fear, all of the phony

With all of the hysteria, all of the fear, all of the phony science, could it be that manmade global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people? It sure sounds like it.

Science People Sound

I'm not religious in the normal sense. I believe the univers

I'm not religious in the normal sense. I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.

Stephen Hawking

Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which

Simple people... are very quick to see the live facts which are going on about them.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployme

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

Calvin Coolidge

Truth sits upon the lips of dying men, And falsehood, while

Truth sits upon the lips of dying men, And falsehood, while I lived, was far from mine.

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill him

If someone with multiple personalities threatens to kill himself, is it considered a hostage situation?

Age Humor Funny

Here it is, a New Year. We got to make some resolutions, as

Here it is, a New Year. We got to make some resolutions, as well as interest and tax payments in this joyful season. It's the start of a New Year of trials and tribulations, and if everybody that does anything gets caught, it will be mostly trials.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.

There are no secrets that time does not reveal.