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“War and sex are what I call the two abysmal - by that I mean deep - parts of the human condition.”

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George Friedman is a renowned political scientist, born on February 1, 1949. He is best known for founding Stratfor, an intelligence analysis company that provides global political, economic, and military trend analysis. more

“When you're young and going to war, it's a genuinely exciting moment. You are going to risk yourself. On the battlefield, you are suddenly free. You realize: I'm here, I'm in it. Exaltation. Suddenly you're hit by another extraordinary feeling: my God, I can be killed. And: will I embarrass myself? It's like you're in a kaleidoscope and all of these extraordinary feelings are zipping by.”

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“The poets think about war more than the social scientists.”

Thinking War Social Poet Scientist

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“I cannot understand how something as ubiquitous as war can simply be dismissed as pathological. It is not clear to me that it is an unspeakable evil. If it is, I need proof of it.”

Ifs Needs War Evil Clear Proof Unspeakable

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“The man who hates war more than he hates the Nazis is a wicked man.”

Men War Hate He Man Wicked Nazi Wicked Man

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“One definition of the wicked is that they will resort to whatever means are necessary to achieve their ends. Therefore, if those who oppose wickedness don't learn the art of war, they will be helpless.”

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“I think there are worse things than war. For example, injustice.”

Thinking War Example Injustice

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“We cannot anticipate the moral circumstances under which we will live. And therefore [I refuse] to say that I will not live in a moral circumstance that requires violence.”

Moral Violence Circumstances Refuse Anticipate

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“In a way, we can have a much easier discussion about the future of technology than we can about why a young man kills another man in a war.”

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