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CrispyQ

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10. War doesn't determine who's right - only who's left. ~Bertrand Russell

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Sep 23, 2014, 09:02 PM

Sep 2014

Wheat fell headless in the field
Till Death did reap enough.
We seek to bury the revealed
No earth is deep enough.
You cannot wash the stains from minds
No one can weep enough.
Nor shut the past behind the blinds
No night has sleep enough.

--Study member

For those interested, the source for the poem can be found at http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA319601
- A 50-Year Prospective Study of the Psychological Sequelae of World War II Combat

If he had any integrity at all, Obama would give the Nobel Peace Prize back.

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"After each war there is a little less democracy left to save." ...... [View all] marmar Sep 2014 OP

All true, all trumped gratuitous Sep 2014 #1

Hate begets hate - buddha grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #2

Here's a chilling quote to add to the mix. Shemp Howard Sep 2014 #3

We'll all be better off if we can make our leaders abide by this mazzarro Sep 2014 #4

+1 daleanime Sep 2014 #6

Quote MsLeopard Sep 2014 #5

rec! SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #7

The Great Compromise countryjake Sep 2014 #8

Love that! marmar Sep 2014 #9

War doesn't determine who's right - only who's left. ~Bertrand Russell CrispyQ Sep 2014 #10