“War is an admission of failure”
“Today humanitarianism is in search of an identity, especially after the war in Iraq. In a perfect world, humanitarianism would not exist. People wouldn't die of thirst or starvation. So humanitarian activity is in itself an admission of failure.”
“War is an absolute failure of imagination, scientific and political. That a war can be represented as helping a people to 'feel good' about themselves, or their country, is a measure of that failure.”
“War remains the decisive human failure.”
“All war represents a failure of diplomacy.”
“All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.”