Author of quotes: Henri Barbusse

After all, if every nation every day brings a sacrifice to the idol of war fresh meat is a thousand boys, only for the pleasure of a few leaders who can be counted on the fingers. Whole Nations standing armed herd go to slaughter only to people with gold braid, people of a special caste, was able to bring his big names back in history and so that other gilded people of the same vile gang have fashioned more profitable dealings, the word that it earned the warriors and shopkeepers.

Soldier never warned that going to do to him; he is blindfolded and the blindfold is removed only at the last minute.

Material of war is we. The war consists only of flesh and souls of ordinary soldiers.

In war and life and death separated people before have time to think about it.

To stop the war! But is it conceivable? To stop the war! The incurable ulcer of the world!

War is not an attack, like a parade, not a battle with flying colors, not even melee, in which rage and shouting; war is a monstrous, supernatural fatigue, water on the belt, and dirt and lice, and filth. It's moldy face, tattered shreds of the body and corpses, voracious pop up over land and not even more like corpses.

Murder is always bad, sometimes it's necessary, but always abominable.

Justice - a word full of thrill of life.

Men are created to be the husbands, fathers, men, not beasts, who hate each other, poison and cut.

Preaching the high ideals did not serve anything if you do not see positive ways to achieve them.

The source of our faith and hope is true.

Equality is the great formula of people.

A shame on military glory, shame on armies, shame on the soldier's craft: it turns people into stupid victims, the cowardly executioners! Yes, shame!

Art was over, when he began to pay.