“One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.”
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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.
You should hurry up and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.
