Quote by Mark Twain
O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief... for our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet! We ask it, in the spirit of love, of Him Who is the Source of Love, and Who is the ever-faithful refuge and friend of all that are sore beset and seek His aid with humble and contrite hearts. Amen.
Summary
This quote is a prayer that invokes divine assistance in inflicting destruction and suffering upon the enemy in times of war. It expresses a brutal and vengeful desire for the enemy's soldiers to be killed, their fields to be destroyed, and their homes to be devastated. The speaker asks for the enemy's hopes to be shattered, their lives to be ruined, and their journey to be filled with pain and sorrow. Despite the inclusion of religious language, the quote demonstrates a dark and merciless mindset driven by revenge and the pursuit of victory.
Topics
War
By Mark Twain
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