George McClellandin BlueI am tired of the sickening sight of the battlefield with its mangled corpses & poor suffering wounded. Victory has no charms for men when purchased at such cost.
About This Quote
The quote above is from the famous poet Emily Dickinson. "The sight of the battlefield with its mangled corpses & poor suffering wounded." is a powerful and moving statement. The battlefield, in the right circumstances, is a place of beauty and inspiration. When we see these wounded and dead we feel we have been given a glimpse of what is war. As we read this quote we see that for Dickinson, war is an ugly and terrible thing that she refuses to be part of.
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