This is not about Lev Tolstoy’s epic Russian novel. It is, rather, about the views of a 20th-century American five-star general who knew as much about war as anyone, and who — after giving most of his life to the service of the U.S. military — had this to say about it:

“Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.”

– Omar N. Bradley

That is, sadly, the nature of mankind. I can’t help wondering whether a matriarchal society would have evolved differently.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
3/2/26