Unless they are immediate victims, the majority of mankind behaves as if war was an act of God which could not be prevented; or they behave as if war elsewhere was none of their business. It would be a bitter cosmic joke if we destroy ourselves due to atrophy of the imagination.

Summary

This quote highlights the indifference and complacency of many people towards war unless they are directly affected. It criticizes the tendency to view war as inevitable or someone else's problem. The quote suggests that if we don't actively use our imagination to envision a world without war and work towards preventing it, it would be a tragic irony if our lack of action leads to our own self-destruction.

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