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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic read more
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
We have to go along a road covered with blood. We have no other alternative. For us it is a read more
We have to go along a road covered with blood. We have no other alternative. For us it is a matter of life or death, a matter of living or existing. We have to be ready to face the challenges that await us.
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
I venture to say no war can be long carried on against the will of the people.
Oft he that doth abide
Is cause of his own paine,
But he that flieth in good read more
Oft he that doth abide
Is cause of his own paine,
But he that flieth in good tide
Perhaps may fight again.
Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.
Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.
The history of those who shed those other tears, the history of those anonymous millions, is what Terkel wants readers read more
The history of those who shed those other tears, the history of those anonymous millions, is what Terkel wants readers and listeners to come away with. What's it like to be that goofy little soldier, scared stiff, with his bayonet aimed at Christ? What's it like to have been a woman in a defense-plant job during World War II? What's it like to be a kid at the front lines? It's all funny and tragic at the same time.
From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.
From hence, let fierce contending nations know,
What dire effects from civil discord flow.
Either this or upon this. (Either bring this back or be brought
back upon it.)
Either this or upon this. (Either bring this back or be brought
back upon it.)
