Nothing feeds forgetfulness better than war.. We all keep quiet and they try to convince us that what we've seen, what we've done, what we've learned about ourselves and about others, is an illusion, a passing nightmare. Wars have no memory, and nobody has the courage to understand them until there are no voices left to tell what happened, until the moment comes when we no longer recognize them and they return, with another face and another name, to devour what they left behind.Anonymous
About This Quote
War is a terrible thing. It brings out the worst in human beings, makes them do things that they would never have done otherwise. It often leads to hate and jealousy, to acts of violence that are beyond comprehension. But it also takes us beyond ourselves, beyond our everyday experiences, and forces us to see things from another perspective.
War teaches us about ourselves, forces us to accept what we are capable of doing to other people. And, for this reason, sometimes war is necessary.
Source: The Shadow Of The Wind
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