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2006-06-06 03:55:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It shows that even on his death bed, he refused to run with the herd. Twain was a realist and saw things for what they were and was not afraid to tell whoever would listen. He was one of the few writers able to look beyond the outer displays of the world and get at the truth of things.
2006-06-06 04:07:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that Mr Twain loved and desired peace. unfortunately, we can't always have peace. sometimes we have to defend our own. like it or not. the prayer for victory, may not have been for all the atrocities that come with it, but a fervent desire that with large numbers, a surrender of the foe might be possible.
2006-06-06 11:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by alienmiss 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As unfortunate and graphic, and no doubt controversial as it may have been at the time, I think he has captured the necessary two-sidedness of war. War is not pretty, it's gruesome and bloody even to the victors.
2006-06-07 08:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK,
Who said God is on our side. He didn't! Maybe some man or woman did because they pulled something out of a Bible, which at best, is inaccurate.
Maybe God doesn't even takes sides.
And we sure aren't righteous anyway.
2006-06-06 11:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋