No matter how many people you kill, using a machine gun in battle is not a war crime because it does not cause unnecessary suffering; it simply performs its job horrifyingly well. Sebastian Junger battlecrimegun Change image and share on social
The negative effects of combat were nightmares, and I'd get jumpy around certain noises and stuff, but you'd have that after a car accident or a bad divorce. Life's filled with trauma. You don't need to go to war to find it; it's going to find you. We all deal with it, and the effects go away after awhile. At least they did for me. Sebastian Junger accidentawhilebad share on social
It wasn't until my teenage years that a book really left a mark, and that was George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four.' It was on the syllabus at school when I was about 16, and I went on to read more of his books. It was the height of the Cold War, so a lot of the messages really resonated at the time. John Niven bookcoldeighty share on social
If you sing a song of peace with enough gestures and grimaces, it becomes a war song. Jean Giraudoux gesturegrimacepeace Change image and share on social
Ironically, it is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror. Michael Bloomberg citydreamembrace Change image and share on social
I've gone to war zones before and never got shot. Manute Bol haveshootwar Change image and share on social
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory. Sun Tzu battledefeatdestine Change image and share on social
I always found the extraordinary loss of life in the First World War very moving. I remember learning about it as a very young child, as an eight- or nine-year-old, asking my teachers what poppies were for. Every year the teachers would suddenly wear these red paper flowers in their lapels, and I would say 'What does that mean?' Tom Hiddleston childextraordinaryfind share on social
Every time we had a hot war going on in Asia, it was difficult for Asian Americans here. George Takei americanasiaasian Change image and share on social
As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. John Stuart Mill aptcharitycomplete Change image and share on social