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It is well that war is so terrible--we shouldn't grow too fond of it.
It is well that war is so terrible--we shouldn't grow too fond of it.
Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
Don't one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.
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.
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.
The final war will be between Pavlov's dog and Schoedinger's Cat.
The final war will be between Pavlov's dog and Schoedinger's Cat.
Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.
Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful
If war is ever lawful, then peace is sometimes sinful
