Tag Archives: antiwar quotes

War Is Great Waste

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Steve Simms

War is a great waste of human life, wealth, and resources. It is humanity’s biggest failure. War is a great waste.It is built and basedOn terrible crueltyYet some people make hasteTo spread and to tasteThe hell of its horror. It’s … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 3, 2024 by Steve Simms

Fact: Throughout history multitudes of people have been willing to kill and be killed in the name of their country, but very few have been willing to love their enemies in the name of Jesus. Perhaps we should listen to … Continue reading →

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The Meaningless Cruelty of War

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Steve Simms

Materiality without meaning is merely mechanics. Science by explaining how things work but not why they exist, allows humanity to manipulate matter but can give us no purpose for our being alive. A sense of meaninglessness makes humans feel insecure. … Continue reading →

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When I was 5, I wanted to be a peacemaker!

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Steve Simms

When I was five years old, I wanted to be a peacemaker. I used to ask my mother and father, “Why is there war?” Asking that question would break my heart and make me cry. As a little boy, I … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial & remembering 3 short poems

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Steve Simms

The first week in March, I saw the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall with the names of 58,267 people of my generation who were killed or missing in that war. This morning I woke up remembering 3 short poems that I … Continue reading →

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War? Thinking it through . . .

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Steve Simms

If a famous American general can say, “War is hell,” the rest of us should be able to also look at war in an honest, non-nationalistic way. Here are a few of my original thoughts about war. If you think … Continue reading →

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