How to Think Clearly About War
Why Don’t We Learn From History?: [History] cannot be interpreted without the aid of imagination and intuition. The sheer quantity of evidence is so overwhelming that selection is inevitable. Where there is selection there is art. Those who read history tend to look for what proves them right and confirms their personal opinions. They defend loyalt
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There are countless resources for vets out there, but one of the newest is Centurion’s Guild, which is led by current and former service members. They have taught me that the person who pulls the trigger feels a part of themselves die. Perhaps that helps explain the soaring suicide rate among the military. Time magazine had a cover story titled “On
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Rather than transforming the inner condition of man in order to prevent wars, humans are asked to go to “school” in order to relive and recite the details of the wars that have taken place.