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The first page of "Chiefly About War Matters" as it appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, July 1862 "Chiefly About War Matters", originally credited "by a Peaceable Man", is an 1862 essay by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. The essay was inspired by the author's traveling during the American Civil War to experience more of the conflict ...
A fundamental misconception that war is sometimes required to prevent worse evils is addressed and a misallocation of resources is critiqued, where nations spend billions on military infrastructures that could otherwise be invested in education, science, public health, and social welfare. [1] The author then explores the causes of war, in ...
Ain't Gonna Study War No More: The Story of America's Peace Seekers – Milton Meltzer, 2002; Lines in the Sand: New Writing on War and Peace – Hoffman and Lassister, eds. essays, stories, poems, 2003; A Little Peace – Barbara Kerley, 2007; Operation Warhawks: How Young People Become Warriors – Terrence Webster-Doyle, 1993
Whatever the source, the adage has become a living vocabulary item itself, used in the production of different ideas in a number of languages. For example, in 1790 during his first annual address to a joint session of Congress, George Washington stated "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." [6]
The Peace" (German: Der Friede. Ein Wort an die Jugend Europas. Ein Wort an die Jugend der Welt, lit. 'The Peace: A Word to the Youth of Europe: A Word to the Youth of the World') is an essay by the German writer Ernst Jünger. It was intended for Allied readers in the event of a German rebellion against the Nazi Party during World War II.
Life can be a tricky, challenging journey. One of the many things that makes it worthwhile is the kindness of others — and showing that same kindness and compassion to yourself. There’s a ...
The war metaphor is sometimes invoked to pursue ordinary domestic politics. [1] Philosopher James Childress describes the use of war as a metaphor as a dilemma: "In debating social policy through the language of war, we often forget the moral reality of war." [2] One fundamental problem is that it is often unclear when the "war" is over. [3]
The second essay addressed what Freud called the peacetime "protection racket" whereby the inevitability of death was expunged from civilized mentality. [5]Building on the second essay in Totem and Taboo, [6] Freud argued that such an attitude left civilians in particular unprepared for the stark horror of industrial-scale death in the Great War. [7]