"It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. ... War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before m...












This country was filled with violent children orphaned by war.

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"It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man w...
"Dope.They sell that shit to schoolkids.It's worse than that.How's that?Schoolkids buy it.
"All other trades are contained in that of war.Is that why war endures?No. It endures because young men love it and old men love it in them. Those that...
"Suppose two men at cards with nothing to wager save their lives. Who has not heard such a tale? A turn of the card. The whole universe for such a play...
"This is an orchestration for an event. For a dance in fact. The participants will be apprised of their roles at the proper time. For now it is enough ...
"If war is not holy man is nothing but antic clay.
"Men are born for games. Nothing else. Every child knows that play is nobler than work. He knows too that the worth or merit of a game is not inherent ...
"War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.
"There were in the camp a number of Mexican slaves and these ran forth calling out in spanish and were brained or shot and one of the Delawares emerged...