Perpetual War

Perpetual war refers to a lasting state of war with no clear ending conditions. It also describes a situation of ongoing tension that seems likely to escalate at any moment, similar to the Cold War.

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Famous quotes containing the words perpetual and/or war:

    “I were better to be eaten to death with a rust than to be scoured to nothing with perpetual motion.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “This is not Johnson’s war. This is America’s war. If I drop dead tomorrow, this war will still be with you.”
    —Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)