John Stuart Mill,18th century philosopher:
"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. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
Please, keep your language, and avoid unnecesary criticism. The question is not entirelly about war but rather about peace and the convienence of maintaining a peaceful atittude at all times...
Personally, I think that to answer this would be like answering this other question: "would it be better for our countries to be more like Switzerland even in times like 2nd World War?"
P.S.: I have nothing against Switzerland. That was only for explanatory purposes...
2007-06-28
18:25:22
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