Quote by Aldous Huxley

The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own.

The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its

Summary

This quote highlights the tragic reality of war by emphasizing that its victims and those involved in fighting are not faceless entities, but rather individual human beings. It emphasizes the injustice of how political conflicts force individuals to either kill or be killed in battles that they have no personal stake in. By pointing out the contradiction between the value of human life and the conventions of war, the quote provokes reflection on the brutality and senselessness of armed conflicts.

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By Aldous Huxley

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