"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act."
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"Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.“
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"Morality is contraband in war."
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"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children."
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"I think human society for tens of thousands of years has sent young men out in small groups to do things that are necessary but very dangerous. And they've always gotten killed doing it. And they've always turned it into a matter of honor and a way of gaining acceptance back into society if they survived."
-Sebastian Junger
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