If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.

  • -- William Tecumseh Sherman 威廉·特库姆塞·谢尔曼

如果人们大声疾呼反对我的野蛮和残忍,我将回答说,战争就是战争,而不是追求声望。

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Everything, everything in war is barbaric... But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being.

战争中的一切都是野蛮的……但是,战争最野蛮的地方在于,它迫使人们集体采取行动,而个人则要用整个生命来反抗。

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves.

战争是如此的不公平和丑陋,所有发动战争的人都必须试图压制自己内心的良知。

The parties with the most gain never show up on the battlefield.

收获最多的一方从未出现在战场上。