Quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein

Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didn't find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them.

Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the l

Summary

This quote emphasizes the speaker's opinion on how people tend to romanticize and exaggerate the horrors of past wars. Rather than focusing on historical events, they argue that there are equally dreadful things happening in the present if only people were aware enough to notice them. The quote challenges individuals to open their eyes to the lesser-known or overlooked atrocities of contemporary times instead of solely dwelling on the past.

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By Ludwig Wittgenstein

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