Wikiquote:Quote of the day/September 9, 2023

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War makes men barbarous because, to take part in it, one must harden oneself against all regret, all appreciation of delicacy and sensitive values. One must live as if those values did not exist, and when the war is over one has lost the resilience to return to those values.
~ Cesare Pavese ~