From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 08:04:41 MDT
>From: Dehede011@aol.com
>I served in the Navy. I enjoyed myself and consider my time well
>spent. But there are two thoughts that run through my mind when
>this sort of discussion comes up:
>1. Someone once told me that about 4% of any general population
>are naturally fitted to be warriors. I think trying to explain
>the motivations of a warrior to the other 96% of the population is
>largely a waste of time -- they don't understand, they don't want
>to understand and they don't intend to understand -- I say give up
>the effort. LOL
>2. Kipling got it right in a poem whose name I have long since
>forgotten. When it is peacetime that 96% don't want to hear about
>war. When danger is clearly threatening they will rally around.
I am reminded of this:
God and the soldier we adore
In time of danger, not before
The danger past and all things righted
Gods ignored, and the soldier slighted.
A Marlbourough Veteran
Brian
Member:
Extropy Institute, www.extropy.org
National Rifle Association, www.nra.org, 1.800.672.3888
SBC/Ameritech Data Center Chicago, IL, Local 134 I.B.E.W
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