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Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
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 Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject: I wonder |
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| It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell. -William Tecumseh Sherman, Union General in the American Civil War (1820-1891) |
What does the above bold sentence mean? I think that means 'Those who have more vengeance and more desolation is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood.' But I can't understand how those who have no experience of being at war can feel vengeance and desolation.
Can you make my wondering mind cleared?
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redset
Joined: 18 Mar 2006
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Location: England
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| Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| It's saying that those people who haven't experienced the reality of war ('those who have never fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded') are the only people who cry out for blood and vengeance (things which cause and prolong war, and ultimately bring desolation). It basically means that the people who demand vengeance and push for armed conflict are the people who've never actually seen and experienced what happens in a war. It's easy for them to demand this action, because they don't really understand how horrible it is for the people who are actually involved. |
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zeh88
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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Location: pakistan
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| Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:50 am Post subject: explained |
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if you have experienced a bad thing you dont ask for it. so the ones who have never faced such situations ask for it as they dont know its consequences.
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