For people who grew up hunting, especially war veterans, shooting often settled the mind. It was something that required full concentration, and therefore took you away from your troubles, at least for a short time. Taya Kyle concentrationfullgrow share on social
We in the West walked away from Afghanistan at the end of the Cold War and left it as a country devastated socially and armed to the teeth. If we do that again, there will be consequences. Bob Ainsworth afghanistanarmcold Change image and share on social
That war has brought with it a truly incredible development of means of destruction and a terrifying prospect of rapid and almost limitless development in that direction. Cordell Hull bringdestructiondevelopment Change image and share on social
War is evitable if conditions are such that the costs of making war are higher than the benefits. Frans de Waal benefitconditioncost Change image and share on social
The First World War may have been a uniquely horrific war, but it was also plainly a just war. Michael Gove horrificplainlyuniquely Change image and share on social
The 'Cold War' impinged on the daily lives of Americans. The wars after 11 September 2001 have been fought without the general American population having to make any sacrifices. It goes on, and so do we. Stanley Hauerwas americancolddaily share on social
Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy. Noam Chomsky americanantidemocracy Change image and share on social
The idea of the split personality is as old as Genesis. For a start, Eve was manufactured from Adam's rib. Then there's Cain and Abel, twins at war. They were followed by Esau and Jacob, likewise divisible into hairy and smooth types. Clive Sinclair abeladamcain share on social
My latter schooldays and my university days were during the war, when science - physics, in particular - was a very important and glamorous subject. A lot of us felt that if we couldn't get into science, we might try engineering or medicine. John Henry Carver dayengineerfelt share on social
The real and lasting victories are those of peace, and not of war. Ralph Waldo Emerson lastpeacereal Change image and share on social