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mother_flocker

"No one wants war, but some things are worse ...

Jan 15, 2006 19:29

... C.S. Lewis stated that submission to a lower religion or even a lower secular society is much worse. J.S. Mill said that war is an ugly thing, but the person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of freedom except that which is won for him ( Read more... )

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Whoa, Mart! anonymous January 17 2006, 00:58:39 UTC

What have you been reading? . . . Anyway, I love C.S. Lewis. The whole question, though, is what is worse than war? Is Saddam Hussein worse than war? Probably so for the Iraquis (sp?), but for us?? Where do you draw the line? If we went off and displaced every dictator, we'd never finish. I know your quote isn't about any particular war, but it's a question I keep coming back to all the time, with lots of different people. . . . And now with you. :-)

Love, Laura

Re: Whoa, Mart! mother_flocker January 17 2006, 20:49:36 UTC

That was from a letter to the editor in the NCR. Mom pointed it out to Liz and myself. I thought it was beautiful. I understand what you're saying/questioning as far as where to draw the line ... but that entails way too much thinking for me. ;) No really, I'd have to look and research more into the whole thing before I could feel like I could even begin to draw conclusions or answers.

You're right, though, that my entry isn't about any particular war, it addresses, more than anything, that people now consider war of any kind to be bad and not worthwhile. Do people feel that there is really nothing worth fighting for??

I pity people who see nothing in their lives worth protecting to the point of war.

Whoa, Mart! martha_family January 17 2006, 00:59:15 UTC

Oops, I just posted two times. martha_family January 17 2006, 01:01:46 UTC

And now three. ;D