Quote by Robert E. Lee

It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like

Summary

This quote implies that the horrific nature of war prevents us from developing an affinity towards it. War is inherently destructive, and its brutality ensures that we do not become desensitized or indifferent to its consequences. By highlighting its horrors, the quote suggests that it is a positive thing that war remains abhorrent. It serves as a reminder of the need to strive for peace and avoid glamorizing or becoming complacent towards the destructive nature of armed conflict.

Topics

By Robert E. Lee

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

One joy scatters a hundred grieves.

Chinese Proverb

I dont write books so that you can be fascinated with me. I

I dont write books so that you can be fascinated with me. I write them so you can be fascinated with YOU!

Success Books Writer Inspirational Motivational Speaker Fascinated

I think the biggest lie the devil ever told was that beauty

I think the biggest lie the devil ever told was that beauty and goodness are the same.

Beauty Goodness Lies Demonology

Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer know

Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that hell is hell, and the secret function of purgatory is to make of heaven an effective reality.

Revolve your world around the customer and more customers wi

Revolve your world around the customer and more customers will revolve around you.

Heather Williams

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as eff

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Be he a king or a peasant, he is happiest who finds peace at

Be he a king or a peasant, he is happiest who finds peace at home.

Johann von Goethe

I don't know many women who can relate to Sharon Stone and t

I don't know many women who can relate to Sharon Stone and the kind of movies she does. I don't know a lot of guys who can relate to Tom Cruise's movies because they're on a kind of fantastic level.

Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something. Last

Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something. Last words of Pancho Villa

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent pe

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

Thomas Alva Edison

The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing i

The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nation's homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action.

Leonard Boswell

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of tw

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.