Slumdog Millionaire Cruelty

Slumdog Millionaire

Cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and pretense of reluctance. Man is the only animal of which I am thoroughly and cravenly is no harm in a well-fed lion. It has no ideals, no sect, no I can tell you this: If Im ever in a position to call the shots, Im not going to rush to send somebody elses kids into a war. There can be no public or private virtue unless the foundation of action is the practice of truth. About the quote : Holyoke 1817-1906 was an English secularist. Im fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in. During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. War is a way of shattering to which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable intelligent. About the quote : This quote is spoken by the character of Emmanuel Goldstein in Orwells novel, 1 The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. About the quote : This quote is spoken by Slumdog Millionaire character of Emmanuel Goldstein in Orwells novel, 1 The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. About the quote : This quote is spoken by the character of Emmanuel Goldstein in Orwells novel, 1 All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting. About the quote : This quote comes from Homage to Catalonia, Orwells 1936 eyewitness account of the Spanish Civil War. Every Slumdog Millionaire when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac. The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. War against a foreign country only happens when the moneyed classes think they are going to profit from it. About the quote : from his Politics and the English Language. War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men. It is far easier to make war than peace. Hate is able to provoke disorders, to ruin a social organization, to cast a country into a period of bloody revolutions; but it produces nothing. Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. About the quote : President Washington lived from 1732-1 From The Anti-War Quote Book, Quirk Books, Ed. by Eric Groves Sr. The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action. Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. It is our true policy to steer clear of entangling alliances with any portion of the foreign world. Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. Our Slumdog Millionaire is somewhat sad, but were angry. Theres a certain level of blood lust, but we wont let it drive our reaction. Were steady, clear-eyed and patient, but pretty soon well have to start displaying scalps. We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace. role of the military is to fight and win war and, therefore, prevent war from happening in the first place.