Frans de Waal Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

• After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it would be better to tie them together into one economic pact so they would invest in each other and have mutual stakes. Until now, that has worked to prevent warfare between the two.

  Frans de Waal

  War, Order, Two

  "Frans de Waal on Politics, Fairness, and Human Nature". Interview with Eric Michael Johnson, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 14, 2011.

• War is evitable if conditions are such that the costs of making war are higher than the benefits.

  Frans de Waal

  War, Cost, Benefits

• Armies are a purely human invention. Most soldiers who go to war nowadays don't even do it because they're inherently aggressive.

  Frans de Waal

  War, Army, Soldier

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• We, who think like animals living in small groups, must structure a global world. We believe in universal human rights and believe racism and war are wrong. On the other hand, it is our nature to be cooperative and loving almost exclusively with the members of the group to which we feel we belong.

  Frans de Waal

  War, Believe, Animal

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