Philip PullmanIf there is a war to be fought, we don’t consider cost one of the factors in deciding whether or not to fight.
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Today’s military professionals don’t seem to care about what it takes to get the job done. That’s because today’s military professionals consider cost irrelevant. They don’t seem to care about the cost of the war themselves, but they constantly ask for more money, even though they’re constantly asking for more money. That is what they consider irrelevant.
Source: The Golden Compass
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