Something to think about..
I have just found my new favorite quote:
"War is an ugly thing. But not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded sense of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature that has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill
Now, I don't want anyone to think that if you object to a war, even the war we are currently engaged in, that I think that you are a miserable creature - but if you think that there is nothing in this world or life you are willing to fight for in order to keep, then you *are* a miserable creature.
Brings to mind one of my other favorite quotes:
"Those who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin
"War is an ugly thing. But not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded sense of moral and patriotic feeling that thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature that has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill
Now, I don't want anyone to think that if you object to a war, even the war we are currently engaged in, that I think that you are a miserable creature - but if you think that there is nothing in this world or life you are willing to fight for in order to keep, then you *are* a miserable creature.
Brings to mind one of my other favorite quotes:
"Those who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin