“Most of the evils attributed to civilization and progress—such as social inequality and subordination, murder, theft, rape, vandalism, and conquest—are found concentrated in the conduct and effects of war. Therefore, in a neo-Rousseauian world view, war itself constitutes one of… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share Image
“Cynics have observed that those who have benefited the most from “progress”—the citizens of the First World—are the people most inclined to disdain it.… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“To a great extent, the superior transportation and agricultural technology of Europe and its efficient economic and logistic methods made possible its triumph over… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“Primitive (and guerrilla) warfare consists of war stripped to its essentials: the murder of enemies; the theft or destruction of their sustenance, wealth, and… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“It was the concentration of resources and power in hierarchical political organizations, the millions of cannon-fodder citizens subject to their disposal, the galleon, compass… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“Most of the evils attributed to civilization and progress—such as social inequality and subordination, murder, theft, rape, vandalism, and conquest—are found concentrated in the… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“In intellectual and popular culture, war has come to be regarded by many as a peculiar psychosis of Western civilization. This atmosphere of Western… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“There is simply no proof that warfare in small-scale societies was a rarer or less serious undertaking than among civilized societies. In general, warfare… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“Our common humanity, viewed realistically, can be as much a source of despair as hope.” — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“Except in geographical scale, tribal warfare could be and often was total war in every modern sense. Like states and empires, smaller societies can… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
“Military ferocity is not a fixed quality of any race or culture, but a temporary condition that usually bears the seeds of it own… — Lawrence H. Keeley Copy Share
