Quote I can't complete- think it's Plato

[deerslayer]

"At the end of war there are three armies, the army of the dead, the army of the living, and-"

thanks in advance- it's driving me out of my mind.

 

[Redleg]

Can't find anything on this... :???:

Only one slightly related is this one by Plato:
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
http://www.military-quotes.com/database/p.htm

 

[Missileer]

I think this is the one you're thinking of.

"A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves."


~German proverb

 

[mmarsh]

I heard a similar one I dont have the exact words but the jist of it was "an Army of grieving widows and orphans". Something like that.

 

[deerslayer]

Y'all are close, but no bannana.