Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a former defeat.
John Boyd OrrEmpires won by conquest have always fallen either by revolt within or by defeat by a rival.
John Boyd OrrAs we have seen, the wireless and the airplane have made the world so small and nations so dependent on each other that the only alternative to war is the United States of the World.
John Boyd OrrSome think the worst horrors of war might be avoided by an international agreement not to use atomic bombs. This is a vain hope.
John Boyd OrrNearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can.
John Boyd OrrKnowledge acquired in biological research is seldom directly applicable to human beings ... The results of scientific research, obtained under these conditions, cannot be applied directly to human beings who vary widely in their hereditary make-up, in their environment, and in their past health record.
John Boyd Orr