At the end of the 30 Years War then, Europe broadly decided to separate the sacred from the secular in its political culture. I know that is an oversimplification, but it is instructive, and it led to a growth in religious tolerance that has characterized the best of Western life since.
Copy QuoteIt is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.
Copy Quote View & ShareYou must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.
Copy Quote View & ShareOurs is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living.
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