Those who take the meat from the table teach contentment.
Those for whom the contribution is destined demand sacrifice.
Those who eat their fill speak to the hungry of wonderful times to come.
Those who lead the nation into the abyss call ruling too difficult for ordinary men.

When rulers speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
When rulers curse war, the mobilization orders have already been written out.

The war which is coming, is not the first one.
There were others like it before.
When the last one came to an end there were conquerors, and the conquered.
Among the conquered, the common people starved.
Among the conquerors, the common people starved too.

General, your tank is a powerful vehicle.
It can smash through forests and crush 100 men.
But it has one defect: it needs a driver.
General, your bomber is powerful.
It can fly faster than a storm, and carry more than an elephant.
But it has one defect: it needs a mechanic.
General, man is a powerful tool.
He can fly, and he can kill.
But he has one defect: he can think.

~Bertolt Brecht, War Primer

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