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Explore the varying ideas on war from different periods of history and analyze how attitudes towards war have evolved. Reflect on famous quotes and their relevance to present-day conflicts.
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PHILOSOPHY OF WAR FROM DIFFERENT TIMES IN HISTORY Valentina Tenedini Istituto Regina M. Adelaide A cross-curricular activity on the theme of war
Covenants without the swords are but words. (Thomas Hobbes 1588-1679) • War has the higher significance that through it the moral health of people is preserved. (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel) • War is ugly… but not the ugliest of things. The … feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. (John Stuart Mill 1806-1873)
Force is justifiable when it is ordered… by a neutral authority; in the general interest and not primarily in the interest of one of the parties to the quarrel. (Bertrand Russel 1872-1970) • When the rich wage war it is the poor who will die. (Jean Paul Sartre 1905-80)
War is a series of catastrophes which result in Victory. (George Clemenceau) • I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one who has seen its brutality, its futility, its stupidity. (Dwight D. Eisenhower) • Nothing in life is as exhilarating as to be shot as without a result (Winston Churchill)
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labour of peace. (Andrè Gide) • It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war. (J. F. Kennedy) • Peace is more precious than a peace of land. (Anwar Sadat)
No bastard ever won a war dying for his country. You win a war by making the other dumb bastard die for his country. (General George Patton) • Mankind must put an end to war or war will put an end to mankind. (J. F. Kennedy) • There never was a good war or a bad peace. (Benjamin Franklin)
PHILOSOPHY OF WAR FROM DIFFERENT TIMES IN HISTORY • Simplify the idea expressed by each of the quotations • Say who do you agree with or disagree the most • Say how the attitude to war has changed over time • See if you can relate any of these statements to wars in the world Today