“War is a biological necessity of the first importance, a regulative element in the life of mankind which cannot be dispensed with. ... But it is not only a biological law but a moral obligation and, as such, an indispensable factor in civilization.” FirstsWarLawMoralMankindCivilizationElementsImportanceObligationFactorsMoral ObligationDispensable Author:Friedrich von Bernhardi
“The inevitableness, the idealism, and the blessing of war, as an indispensable and stimulating law of development, must be repeatedly emphasized.” WarLawDevelopmentBlessingIdealismIndispensable Book:Germany and the Next War Source: Germany and the Next War