The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.

Chris Hedges
The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal...
The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal...
The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal...
The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal...
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The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug. War is an addiction. Both the warrior and the people who struggle with war can become addicted to it. The warrior can feel like he has to fight or die, and the people who suffer under war may be forced to do things they would not do otherwise. War creates an entire culture of people who are addicted to violence, where the only way to make sense of things is through war.

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