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“ | |
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