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About this quote

What does it mean?
Acknowledges shared tragedy between different military conflicts.
In plain terms
All wars involve terrible loss of life.
What can you take from it?
Recognize the human cost of war.

Where it applies

  • comparative history
  • memorials

Putting it to work

  • historical analysis
  • peace advocacy

Questions to consider

  • What do wars teach us?
  • How do we honor losses?

Another view

It simplifies complex historical differences.

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