Point:
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor bastard die for his country…
— General George S. Patton, Jr.
Counter-Point:
We have been progressively separating human courage from warfare, allowing wimps with computer skills to kill people without the slightest risk to their lives.
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb
from his book: “The Bed Of Procrustes”
