War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- War teaches Americans geography by forcing them to fight in foreign lands.
- In plain terms
- War forces Americans to learn about other places.
- What can you take from it?
- Learning sometimes comes through harsh experiences.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do wars teach?
- Is suffering a teacher?
Another view
It trivializes the cost of war.
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