I would not want to be the one to tell parents of the last
man to die in a war read more

I would not want to be the one to tell parents of the last
man to die in a war termed a mistake that he was dead.

Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.

Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.

No tree has branches so foolish as to fight among
themselves.
Ojibway Tribe.

No tree has branches so foolish as to fight among
themselves.
Ojibway Tribe.

If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.

If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.

I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time read more

I was an infantry officer in the Army from 1969 to 1971. Men in my platoon who had served time in Vietnam told me many stories—but none more chilling than the one from two helicopter pilots. They told me how they would shoot the friendlies on their way back from reconnaissance missions just so they could empty their ammunition before returning to base. The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand. But to the American pilots, they were simply dots on the ground.
Whitehead is a political conservative.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.

Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan.

Peace is no more than a dream as long as we need the comfort of the clan.

Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!

Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!