12-11-2013, 11:17 PM
(12-05-2013, 05:25 PM)kandrathe Wrote: The pope gave a speech. Many years later 20,000 peasants marched to the Holy Land unprepared for any battle and were mercilessly slaughtered. And, you know how these "for justice" things build. In that age, warfare was considered a glorious opportunity to improve your lot in life. It was not considered to be the horror we ascribe to it now.
Really?
Quote:In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.
Herodotus
Quote:It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.
Robert E. Lee
Quote:An unjust peace is better than a just war.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Quote:War is hell.
William Tecumseh Sherman
Quote:"War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. "
- Desiderius Erasmus