So far war has been the only force that can discipline a whole community and until an equivalent discipline is organized I believe that war must have its way.

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William James was a 19th-century American philosopher and psychologist. William James was an American philosopher and psychologist. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, he is considered to be one of the leading thinkers of the late 19th century, one of the most influential philosophers and is often dubbed the "father of American psychology." Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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