I am reading from the memoirs of President Ulysses S. Grant and have come upon a statement of his which has applicability today. I have heard the same sentiment expressed at different times in the past by other men of history.
"Experience proves that the man who obstructs a war in which his nation is engaged, no matter whether right or wrong, occupies no enviabale place in life or history. Better for him, individually, to advocate 'war, pestilence, and famine,' than to act as obstructionist to a war already begun. The history of the defeated rebel will be honorable hereafter, compared with that of the Northern man who aided him by conspiring against his government while protected by it. The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is - oblivion." (Personal Memoirs, Ulsysses S. Grant, Chapter IV, p. 30, 1999 Modern Library Paperback Edition).
This is worth thinking about and sharing with others in this election year. The positions taken by candidates for the highest office in the land, indeed the world, should be considered carefully. None of us like war. The issue, however, is much deeper than a politically charged soundbite of "withdraw the troops".
Think about it.
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"Experience proves that the man who obstructs a war in which his nation is engaged, no matter whether right or wrong, occupies no enviabale place in life or history. Better for him, individually, to advocate 'war, pestilence, and famine,' than to act as obstructionist to a war already begun. The history of the defeated rebel will be honorable hereafter, compared with that of the Northern man who aided him by conspiring against his government while protected by it. The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is - oblivion." (Personal Memoirs, Ulsysses S. Grant, Chapter IV, p. 30, 1999 Modern Library Paperback Edition).
This is worth thinking about and sharing with others in this election year. The positions taken by candidates for the highest office in the land, indeed the world, should be considered carefully. None of us like war. The issue, however, is much deeper than a politically charged soundbite of "withdraw the troops".
Think about it.
Pain Out