“I believe that the purpose for which I and my fellow soldiers entered upon this war should have been so clearly stated as to have made it impossible to change them, and that, had this been done, the objects which actuated us would now be attainable by negotiation.” ShouldBelieveHas BeensMadeWarDonePurposeI BelieveImpossibleObjectsShould HaveFellowsSoldierMade ItNegotiationShould Have BeenFellow Soldiers Book:The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston Source: The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston
“I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the War is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it. I am a soldier, convinced that I am acting on behalf of soldiers. I believe that this War, on which I entered as a war of defence and liberation, has now become a war of aggression and conquest.” BelieveWarEndsI BelieveActingMilitaryAuthoritySoldierConvincedStatementsLiberationAggressionConquestBehalfDefenceDefiance Book:Siegfried Sassoon's long journey: selections from the Sherston memoirs Source: Siegfried Sassoon's long journey: selections from the Sherston memoirs
“I have seen and endured the sufferings of the troops, and I can no longer be a party to prolong these sufferings for ends which I believe to be evil and unjust.” BelieveI CanEndsSufferingEvilI BelievePartyTroopsUnjust Book:The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston Source: The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston
