"War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace."

Ethics, War, Decency, Humanity

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"War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace."

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"And every day I thank [God] that I am alive, not because I fear death, but because my wife has a husband and my son is not an orphan."

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"Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason."

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"If there's a God out there, then i would hope he has more important things to attend to than my drinking scotch or eating pork."

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