War involves in its progress such a train of unforeseen circumstances that no human wisdom can calculate the end; it has but one thing certain, and that is to increase taxes.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
War is the continuation of politics by other means.
War is usually fought over diminishing resources, particulary those that we perceive to be extremely valuable.
War implies a lack of comprehension of mutual national interests; it means the undermining and even the end of culture.
War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
War is an arena for the display of courage and virtue. Or war is politics by other means. War is a quasi-mystical experience where you get in touch with the real. There are millions of narratives we impose to try to make sense of war.
War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.
The principal cause of war is war itself.
War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and... too intelligent.
War is, in fact, an extension of politics, and in any war, military operations have to be conducted in such a way that they contribute to sustainable political outcomes consistent with vital interests that are at stake in that war.
War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder.
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