If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is so much that must be done in a civilized barbarism like war.
Just as we demand that people take responsibility for their actions, we as a society must take responsibility for fighting injustice.
Humankind seems to have an enormous capacity for savagery, for brutality, for lack of empathy, for lack of compassion.
We have to bring the humanity and compassion back.
The ultimate tendency of civilization is towards barbarism.
May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.
As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile.
Without humility there can be no humanity.
Everything, everything in war is barbaric... But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being.
There must be something beyond slaughter and barbarism to support the existence of mankind and we must all help search for it.