Karl MarlantesWar is society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up some failure on the part of the adults.
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I believe all wars are based on the incompetence of those who start them. It’s not because of the bravery of those who fight in them or because they want to defend their country. It’s just that they fail and they think that the war is going to be a way to kill as many people as possible and get it over with.
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