From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2008-08-13:
"There can be no compromise with war; it cannot be reformed or controlled; it cannot be disciplined into decency or codified into common sense, for war is the slaughter of human beings, temporarily regarded as enemies, on as large a scale as possible." -- Jeannette Rankin, first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first female member of Congress, lifelong pacifist.
(submitted to the mailing list by Kathleen Magone)