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Adam Hochschild

American Writer

Born: Oct 5, 1942

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I think that, in almost all human beings, there is buried a profound tribal instinct that makes us very susceptible to being aroused to patriotic fervour. Adam Hochschild

Tribal Think Almost Almost All Instinct Aroused Makes Very Susceptible Human Buried Being Human Beings Patriotic Us Beings Profound

As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have a remarkably enduring tendency not to foresee problems that, in hindsight, seem obvious. Adam Hochschild

War World Problems Victory Made First Politicians Assume Seem Invariably Tendency Remarkably Lead Generals Clear Almost Obvious Hindsight First World First World War Foresee Nations Enduring Painfully Swift World War

Someday, I have no doubt, the dead from today's wars will be seen with a similar sense of sorrow at needless loss and folly as those millions of men who lie in the cemeteries of France and Belgium - and tens of millions of Americans will feel a similar revulsion for the politicians and generals who were so spendthrift with others' lives. Adam Hochschild

Today Lie Will Men Seen Politicians Sense Doubt Needless Others France Spendthrift Those No Doubt Someday Folly Similar Generals Tens Tens Of Millions Feel Dead Sorrow Were Loss American Revulsion Cemeteries Who Wars Belgium Lives Millions

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