Ernest HemingwayIn those days we did not trust anyone who had not been in the war, but we did notcompletely trust anyone.
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In those days, we did not trust anyone who had not been in the war. We could not completely trust anyone because everyone had a motive for being in the war. Everyone that was not in the war had an agenda, but they were trustworthy.
Source: A Moveable Feast
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