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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.
Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!
Oh that the desert were my dwelling-place!
The trenchant blade Toledo trusty.
For want of fighting was grown rusty,
And ate into itself for read more
The trenchant blade Toledo trusty.
For want of fighting was grown rusty,
And ate into itself for lack
Of somebody to hew and hack.
Mankind has grown strong in eternal struggles and it will only perish though eternal peace.
Mankind has grown strong in eternal struggles and it will only perish though eternal peace.
War leads to peace.
[Lat., Cedant arma togae.]
War leads to peace.
[Lat., Cedant arma togae.]
Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but
World War IV will be fought with read more
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but
World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.
Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.
