Quote#World
Why do men go to war? Is it not in some way to better their…
Quote byArthur Desmond · 1859–1929
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Rival Caesars (1903).
English (original)
Why do men go to war? Is it not in some way to better their condition. All these new fangled notions that men fight for other things than their own personal advantage is pure delusion. It is the solid things of life that men are ever after, though some of them haven't the courage to admit it. What is love of country but love of it's good things?
— Arthur Desmond
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