“The most shocking fact about war is that its victims and its instruments are individual human beings, and that these individual beings are condemned by the monstrous conventions of politics to murder or be murdered in quarrels not their own.”
— Aldous Huxley
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Simplified Meaning:
War is a terrible event because it involves real people who suffer and die. These people are often forced to fight and kill others or risk being killed themselves. This usually happens not because of their own personal issues, but because of larger political problems decided by leaders. Imagine a young soldier going to battle; he didn’t choose to start a war, but he has to face the deadly consequences. This situation happens because of rules and decisions made by those in power, not by the soldiers themselves. Understanding this helps us see how tragic and unfair war can be for the individuals caught in it.
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