Monday, January 5, 2009

The Problem with Pacifism

The problem with pacifism as an enduring ideology is succintly stated as follows:

Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight
But Roaring Bull (who killed him) thought it right.

Hilaire Belloc, The Pacifist (1938). That is all.

1 comment:

Cheyenne said...

Whatever will be will be, Marco. Who am I to fight against fate?