Most of the people who get sent to die in wars are young men who've got a lot of energy and would probably rather, in a better world, be putting that energy into copulation rather than going over there and blowing some other young man's guts out.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- War wastes the vitality of young men who should be focused on life and procreation rather than killing.
- In plain terms
- Young men have energy that is better used for living and creating life than for fighting in wars.
- What can you take from it?
- War represents a tragic misuse of human potential.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does society lose when young people are sent to war?
- How might we redirect youthful energy more constructively?
Another view
It simplifies the complex reasons people fight or the value of some conflicts.
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