The writings of Voltaire and Swift, while differing in their approach, contain a strong aversion to humanity's engagement in acts of violence and war. Issues of war occupy a significant part of both writers' criticisms of human societies. Voltaire and Swift are profoundly clear about their position against the irrational nature of justifying the horrors of wars. Both writers satirize the ravages of humanity's obsession with war using their own literary devices and word choices, in uniquely different tones. The brilliant quality of both satires in understanding and analyzing human politics and the brutalities of war allows these 18th century writings to transcend time and space, to still have relevance to the societies of the modern world. It is almost impossible to put these terms in the same concept since they have completely opposite connotations. Having honor and glory or becoming a hero cannot be measured through violent acts, as they have positive meanings. Yet wars bring such devastation to large numbers of populations, usually civilians. So for these reasons it is quite difficult for practitioners to put them in the same context. Voltaire uses mockery when he harshly criticizes the idea of ​​heroism in war. “Candide, trembling like a philosopher, hid as best he could while this heroic carnage was taking place” (381). Voltaire firmly opposes the glorification of acts of war, stating in several ways his disgust for violence. battles, sieges, retreats, attacks, mines, countermines, bombardments, naval combats, ships sunk with a thousand men, twenty thousand dead on each side, dying moans, limbs flying through the air, smoke, noise, confusion, trampling to death under horses' feet , escape, pursuit, victory; fields strewn with carcasses, left as food for dogs, wolves and birds of prey; plunder, strip, rape, burn and destroy. And to demonstrate the valor of my dear countrymen, I assured him, "that I had seen them blow up a hundred enemies at once in a siege, and as many on a ship, and had seen the corpses fall to pieces from above." the clouds, much to the amusement of the spectators" (311). Swift elaborates on the destructive nature of war with this quote. He, just as Voltaire does, shows his disdain for the ways in which people have discovered killing each other by developing new technologies. Voltaire and Swift, as great satirists, found various ways to incorporate social issues that have been overlooked over time. In discussing the issues of war both excel in being influential to readers of all times. But in the end it is distressing that most of the themes are about 18th century societies