Omar El AkkadEveryone fights an American war.
About This Quote
This is a quote by Nelson Mandela, who was imprisoned for 27 years after his release from prison. The words are perhaps most effective in the context of how Americans view war. They think of it as fun, glorious, and even patriotic. Yet, no American is happy to fight another American.
No soldier wants to fight another American. This is because every war causes great harm to the people of the country that is fighting. So, when Americans come home from war, they are angry at the government that sent them out to kill other Americans.
Source: American War
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