 Bertrand Russell Quotes 366 |
Courage in war has been recognised from time immemorial as an important virtue, and a great part of the training of boys and young men has been devoted to producing a type of character capable of fearlessness in battle. But moral courage and intellectual courage have been much less studied.
Source： Brrand Russell: The Conquest of Happiness, chapter 17
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Perpetrators forget their victimisation after a certain amount of time has passed. Victims, however, do not forget and remember the harm they have suffered, even after a certain amount of time has passed.
Once war breaks out, it is not uncommon for even normally calm people to change their human nature. Whether it is the kamikaze special attack team or the Kaiten special attack team, the spirit of self-sacrifice is praised. However, no mention is made of the ‘killing’ of many by their own actions. And so, through human forgetfulness, war will be repeated..
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