War quote of the day

And yes before someone calls me on it, I saw this quotation today, in the cartoon pvt. murphy's law, although I've seen it in the past and appreciated it.

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things.
The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling
which 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 and has no chance of being free unless
made so and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
-John Stuart Mill- (1806-1873)

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Reply #1 Top
The wisdom of John Stuart Mill's quote speaks volumes to myself.

Good find, Spc NS.

Plinko for John Stuart Mill
Reply #2 Top
Excellent quote! Says a lot about these times, even though it was written so long ago!
Reply #5 Top
i quoted the same thing long ago on JU....it is still as good now as it was then.....
Reply #6 Top
Thanks for the quote. It needs to be repeated often...so keep it on file and post it again and again.
Reply #7 Top
General George Patton Jr


yes, and he DID always strike me as a bold font kind of guy........IF NOT ALL CAPS!!!
Reply #9 Top
Army Times?


but of course.