“...their faces were wholly burned, their eyesockets were hollow, the fluid from their melted eyes had run down their cheeks.” WarGore Book:Hiroshima Source: Hiroshima
“It seems logical that he who supports total war in principle cannot complain of a war against civilians.” WarCiviliansWwiiProtests Author:John Hersey
“The crux of the matter is whether total war in its present form is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose. Does it not have material and spiritual evil as its consequences which far exceed whatever good might result? When will our moralists give us an answer to this question?” GivingDoeWarMatterMightSpiritualFormPurposeEvilAnswersResultsMaterialsConsequenceExceedTotal WarHiroshimaMoralistCrux Book:Hiroshima [Illustrated Edition] Source: Hiroshima [Illustrated Edition]
“What has kept the world safe from the bomb since 1945 has not been deterrence, in the sense of fear of specific weapons, so much as it's been memory. The memory of what happened at Hiroshima.” WorldWarMemoriesHappenedSafeWeaponsBombsHiroshimaHiroshima And NagasakiDeterrence Author:John Hersey