[1] ’, northandsouth, whethertheywouldvotenow (weresuchathingpossible) tohaveourwarfortheUnionexpungedfromhistory, andtherecordofapeacefultransitiontothepresenttimesubstitutedforthatofitsmarchesandbattles, , thoseefforts, thosememoriesandlegends, arethemostidealpartofwhatwenowowntogether, , , preciousthoughwarsmaybe, , onlywhenanenemy’sinjusticeleavesusnoalternative, isawarnowthoughtpermissible.
[2] , andtohuntaneighboringtribe, killthemales, lootthevillageandpossessthefemales, wasthemostprofitable, aswellasthemostexciting, , andinchiefsandpeoplesapurepugnacityandloveofglorycametominglewiththemorefundamentalappetiteforplunder.
[3] Modernwarissoexpensivethatwefeeltradetobeabetteravenuetoplunder; ’; itislifeinextremis; war-taxesaretheonlyonesmenneverhesitatetopay, asthebudgetsofallnationsshowus.
[4] Historyisabathofblood.TheIliad1isonelongrecitalofhowDiomedesandAjax2, , — warforwar’ssake, , becauseoftheirrationalityofitall — saveforthepurposeofmaking “history” — andthehistoryisthatoftheutterruinofacivilizationinintellectualrespectsperhapsthehighesttheearthhaseverseen.
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