Voltaire Quotes on War & Peace (7 Quotes)

Even in those cities which seem to enjoy the blessings of peace, and where the arts florish, the inhabitants are devoured by envy, cares and anxieties, which are greater plagues than any expirienced in a town when it is under siege.

Slavery is also as ancient as war, And war as human nature.

To be at peace in crime ah, who can thus flatter himself.

Slavery is also as ancient as war, and was as human nature.

War is the greatest of all crimes and yet there is no Aggressor who does not color his crime with the pretext of justice.

To hold a pen is to be at war.

If there were only one religion in England there would be danger of despotism, if there were two, they would cut each other's throats, but there are thirty, and they live in peace and happiness.