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> [The cause doesn't have to be righteous and battle doesn't have to be winnable; but over and over again throughout history, men have chosen to die in battle with their friends rather than to flee on their own and survive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/the-cause-doesn-t-have-to-be-righteous-and-battle-doesn-t-have-to-be/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

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## More by Sebastian Junger

> [No matter how many people you kill, using a machine gun in battle is not a war crime because it does not cause unnecessary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/no-matter-how-many-people-you-kill-using-a-machine-gun-in-battle-is/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [Right now, America doesn't ask us to do anything besides pay taxes. We don't even have to vote. But as psychologists will tell you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/right-now-america-doesn-t-ask-us-to-do-anything-besides-pay-taxes-we/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [“There are houses in Gloucester where grooves have been worn into the floorboards by women pacing past an upstairs window, looking out to sea.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/there-are-houses-in-gloucester-where-grooves-have-been-worn-into-the/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [“Billy's at 44 north, 56 west and heading straight into meteorological hell.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/billy-s-at-44-north-56-west-and-heading-straight-into-meteorological/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [There is some evidence that average wave heights are slowly rising, and that freak waves of eighty or ninety feet are becoming more common.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/there-is-some-evidence-that-average-wave-heights-are-slowly-rising/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [If you get an infection, you get a fever; the fever is your body dealing with the infection. If you get traumatized, your mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/if-you-get-an-infection-you-get-a-fever-the-fever-is-your-body/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [People who do really dangerous tasks can't afford to sit around and discuss the merits of what they're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/people-who-do-really-dangerous-tasks-can-t-afford-to-sit-around-and/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [I would never want to pass a law limiting freedom of speech, but that doesn't mean we have to condone statements that undermine basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/i-would-never-want-to-pass-a-law-limiting-freedom-of-speech-but-that/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [I think objectivity is like this strange myth that people think you're supposed to achieve, but actually, the dirty little secret is that it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/i-think-objectivity-is-like-this-strange-myth-that-people-think-you/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/each-javelin-round-costs-80-000-and-the-idea-that-it-s-fired-by-a-guy/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [“I look at the names on the mailboxes and the bells inside number 1940 and pick out a couple of women’s names and press…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/i-look-at-the-names-on-the-mailboxes-and-the-bells-inside-number-1940/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [It's fun to have money, but the more money I get, the less interesting it becomes. If you don't have very much, you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/it-s-fun-to-have-money-but-the-more-money-i-get-the-less-interesting/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [“The United States is so powerful that the only country capable of destroying her might be the United States herself, which means that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/the-united-states-is-so-powerful-that-the-only-country-capable-of/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [The most profound question is, "What would I risk dying for?" The natural answer is "for my family." But for most of history, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/the-most-profound-question-is-what-would-i-risk-dying-for-the-natural/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

> [When you're scared, you're still hanging on to life. When you're ready to die, you let it go. A sort of emptying out occurs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-junger/when-you-re-scared-you-re-still-hanging-on-to-life-when-you-re-ready/)

[Sebastian Junger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-junger/)

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