Quote by Florence Nightingale

What the horrors of war are, no one can imagine. They are not wounds and blood and fever, spotted and low, or dysentery, chronic and acute, cold and heat and famine. They are intoxication, drunken brutality, demoralization and disorder on the part of the inferior... jealousies, meanness, indifference, selfish brutality on the part of the superior.

What the horrors of war are, no one can imagine. They are no

Summary

This quote by Florence Nightingale highlights the immense and unimaginable horrors of war. It suggests that the true horrors of war extend far beyond physical wounds and illnesses. War brings about a destructive cocktail of intoxication, brutal behavior, demoralization, and disorder among those considered inferior. Additionally, war also exposes negative traits such as jealousy, meanness, indifference, and selfish brutality among those who consider themselves superior to others. In this way, the quote emphasizes the profound and devastating impact of war on the overall human condition, revealing the dark nature that war can bring out in people.

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