"Peace" is a condition in which no civilian pays any attention to military casualties which do not achieve … - Robert A. Heinlein

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought; it is founded on our thoughts; it is made up of our thoughts. A man's life is the direct result of his thoughts. . . We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world.

Robert A. Heinlein

"Peace" is a condition in which no civilian pays any attention to military casualties which do not achieve page-one, lead-story prominence-unless that civilian is a close relative of one of the casualties. But, if there ever was a time in history when "peace" meant that there was no fighting going on, I have been unable to find out about it.

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