The training of these poor creatures to turn themselves into fighting machines is simply barbaric. Barbaric! Barbaric! Barbaric! Let that word resound from hill to hill, and from mountain to mountain, from valley to valley across this broad land! Barbaric! Barbaric...may God help those poor souls who would be so cruel. Barbaric! Hear me! Barbaric!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Byrd condemns the training of people into fighting machines as barbaric and calls for empathy.
- In plain terms
- Turning people into soldiers is cruel and wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Humanity should not be sacrificed for war.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is war ever justified?
- How do we protect human dignity?
Another view
Some argue military training is necessary for national defense.
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