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。

What a cruel thing war is... to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors.

战争是多么残酷的事情啊……让我们的心中充满仇恨,而不是对邻居的爱。

War can be avoided, and it ought to be avoided. I want no war.

战争是可以避免的,也应该避免。我不要战争。