Franklin D. RooseveltWar is young men dying and old men talking
About This Quote
When Ernest Hemingway said, “War is young men dying and old men talking,” he was speaking about the impact war has on the men who fight it. Hemingway understood that war can cause veterans to lose their humanity and become desensitized to the suffering of fellow soldiers.
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