“My faith in human dignity consists in the belief that man is the greatest scamp on earth. Human dignity must be associated with the idea of a scamp and not with that of an obedient, disciplined and regimented soldier.” MenHumansIdeasEarthBeliefDignitySoldierObedientHuman Dignity Book:The Importance of Living Source: The Importance of Living
“We have to enforce the laws we've already got, make sure that we're keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, those who are mentally ill. I also share your belief that weapons that were designed for soldiers in war theaters don't belong on our streets. And so what I'm trying to do is to get a broader conversation about how do we reduce the violence generally.” TryingWarHandsLawBeliefViolenceShareStreetsConversationWeaponsGunTheaterSoldierIllCriminalsMentally Ill Author:Barack Obama
“It is not the willingness to kill on the part of our soldiers which most concerns me. That is an inherent part of war. It is our lack of respect for even the admirable characteristics of our enemy; for courage, for suffering, for death, for his willingness to die for his beliefs, for his companies and squadrons which go forth, one after another, to annihilation against our superior training and equipment.” WarSufferingDiesBeliefCompanyEnemyTrainingConcernSoldierSuperiorsCharacteristicsWillingnessInherentEquipmentArt Of WarAdmirableAnnihilationLack Of Respect Author:Charles Lindbergh