They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.
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About Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was a 19th-century American author and journalist. Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image. Read more on Wikipedia →
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- War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war