Why would we start demanding negotiations over sovereignty of the Falklands right now, 30 years since the war, and not 31 years or any other date? Pepe Eliaschev datedemandfalklands Change image and share on social
The entire American media apparatus bought into the drug war - which is an enormously damaging and costly undertaking for this country - and there wasn't enough critical reporting about it and that's why it's gotten out of hand. David Talbot americanapparatusbuy share on social
If you're going to write about war, which my books are about, wars are nasty things. I think it's sort of a cheap, easy way out to write a war story in which no one ultimately dies. George R. R. Martin bookcheapeasy 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
Surely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we're fighting a war on terror. Bill Kristol fightinactionpoor Change image and share on social
Then we can help these failed states turn around and give their people a better life. This, too, is a critical part of this global war on terrorism, and Canada and the United States are together. Paul Cellucci canadacriticalfail Change image and share on social
I have gone through so many examinations of what a hero is, between the World War II stuff and the astronaut stuff. Tom Hanks astronautexaminationhero Change image and share on social
Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.' Immanuel Kant badbegetennoble Change image and share on social
To be sure, in some instances these proceedings have been unconstitutional, but we must remember that it is not the first time since a war that there have been changes in governments by such methods. Frank B. Kellogg governmentinstancemethod Change image and share on social
We have as a nation been duped by those who use our guilt about how we treated the innocent pawns in the Vietnam War game - the soldiers - into missing the point once again about the utter senselessness that is war. Steven Weber dupegameguilt share on social
