Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
Charles de Secondat
As soon as man enters into a state of society he loses the sense of his weakness; equality ceases, and then commences the state of war.
The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation.
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has... →
Most fathers don't see the war within the daughter, her struggles with conflicting images of the idealized and flawed father, her temptation both... →
Victoria Secunda
I know it's inevitable that there will be those who compare 'The Pacific' to 'Band of Brothers.' For years, the Pacific theater... →
Jon Seda
After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall... →
Harry Seidler
As the only woman, I was able to sit with the officers in front, with a glass of vodka in one hand and a cucumber in the other. That's how I went... →
Asne Seierstad
We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time. But if we fail to do this, then unless we intend hereafter to violate the Constitution, we... →
Jay Alan Sekulow
In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no... →
Lucius Annaeus Seneca