Death. Destruction. Disease. Horror. That’s what war is all about. That’s what makes it a thing to be avoided. – Capt. James T. Kirk Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘A Taste of Armageddon’.
It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. – George Orwell 1984. Part 1, Chapter 5. Language specialist Syme to Wilson on how the Party is going to destroy the language and replace Oldspeak (Standard English) with Newspeak. It will be used to control the minds of the citizens.
The Iraqis are not threatened by the Turks or by the Iranians or by the Saudis and they tell me that these are not weapons of mass destruction, they are weapons of self-destruction. – Hans Blix
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. – The Bible Matthew 7:13
Tony Blair took us to war in Iraq on the basis of the supposed threat of Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction. – Charles Kennedy
There were no weapons of mass destruction and Saddam Hussein was not involved in the September 11th attack. – Charles B. Rangel
I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? – The Bible Hosea 13:14
The official Hamas charter calls for the murder of Jews and destruction of the Jewish state. – Aaron Klein
All share complicity in the destruction of that much under-rated phenomenon called liberty. – Barbara Amiel
Iraq made commitments after the Gulf War to completely dismantle all weapons of mass destruction, and unfortunately, Iraq has not lived up to its agreement. – Barbara Boxer
Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values. – Christopher Lasch
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia. – Anders Fogh Rasmussen
The history of the Zionist enterprise is well-known: surrounded and outnumbered by hostile neighbours, the nascent Israel was forced to defend itself against invasion and certain destruction. – Ehud Olmert
We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction. – Edward Kennedy
There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them. – Friedrich Durrenmatt
Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction. – George W. Bush
Since 2006, when the Second Lebanon War killed perhaps 2,000 Lebanese, many of them civilians, and led to the destruction of an entire section of Beirut, the northern border has been absolutely quiet. – Martin Van Creveld
Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism – including, of course, legal despotism? – Frederic Bastiat
Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Arab terror groups are committed to the destruction of Israel, a position supported by millions in the Muslim world. – Mike Gallagher
