One certain effect of war is to diminish freedom of expression.
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When people don't understand that the government doesn't have their interests in mind, they're more susceptible to go to war.
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Most wars, after all, present themselves as humanitarian endeavors to help people.
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The weapons addiction of all our political leaders ... has the same characteristics as drug addiction. It is enormously costly, very dangerous, provokes ugly violence, and is self-perpetuating -- all on a scale far greater than drug addicton.
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To live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.
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If those in charge of our society - politicians, corporate executives, and owners of press and television - can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.
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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.
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