“War guilt can lead to ever more militant acts of self-justification. Once blood has been shed in dubious circumstances, those involved often try to brazen it out: first, through blaming the injured party for forcing them to act thus; and second, through affirming the validity of their violence by persisting with it.” WarViolenceBloodBlameGuiltGuilty Conscience Book:The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China Source: The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China