Winning Wars

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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