4 Jean Giraudoux Quotes on War

Jean Giraudoux quotes on war

2. In wartime a man is called a hero. It doesn't make him any braver, and he runs for his life. But at least it's a hero who is running away.

4. As soon as war is declared it will be impossible to hold the poets back. Rhyme is still the most effective drum.

5. Born enemies don't fight. Nations you would say were designed to go to war against each other--by their skins, their language, their smell: always jealous of each other, always hating each other--they're not the ones who fight. You will find the real antagonists in nations fate has groomed and made ready for the same war.

10. Everyone, when there's war in the air, learns to live in a new element: falsehood.