God Quote by Mark Twain
““O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of their patriot dead; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; help us to wring the hearts of their unoffending widows with unavailing grief; help us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst.””
About This Quote
Source Speech: Anti‑War Rally, 1863 (attributed)
A prayer calls for violent destruction of enemies and suffering of civilians, reflecting extreme wartime hatred.
In simple terms: A call for brutal revenge against foes.
Key Takeaway
Reject hatred, seek peace.
Themes
war
violence
dehumanization
propaganda
Mood
somber
intense
Type
historical
political
When to use this quote
- battlefield
- political rally
- propaganda campaign
- historical analysis
Key Concepts
moral philosophy
psychology of hatred
Questions to Reflect On
- What drives societies to dehumanize opponents?
- How can empathy counteract such rhetoric?
A Different Perspective
Extremist language can inflame conflict.
![“[Patriotism] ...is a word which always commemorates a robbery. There isn't a foot of land in the world which doesn't represent the ousting and re-ousting of a longline of successive "owners" who each in turn, as "patriots" with proud swelling hearts defended it against the next gang of "robbers"…” quote by Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/053/mark-twain-22_feet_patriotism-is-a-word-which-always-commem_252789.jpg)
