I said, 'I have heard people talk about war as if it was a very fine thing.' Ah! ' said [Captain], 'I should think they never saw it. No doubt it is very fine when there is no enemy, when it is just exercise and parade, and sham-fight. Yes, it is very fine then; but when thousands of good brave men and horses are killed, or crippled for life, it has a very different look.' Do you know what they fought about?' said I. No, ' he said, 'that is more than a horse can understand, but the enemy must have been awfully wicked people, if it was right to go all that way over the sea on purpose to kill them. . Anna Sewell
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This quote is about the value of war and the cost of war. It’s about what you can learn from war, even though it is very bloody and costly. War teaches us to appreciate life, to treasure it for its own sake, and to honor others. Those who choose not to fight still learn much from war, because they see the cost of their own choices in a different light.

Source: Black Beauty

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