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Beryl M
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Quiet on the Western Front
Lyndon B. Johnson once said ‘War is always the same. It is young men dying in the fullness of their promise. It is trying to kill a man that you do not even know well enough to hate. Therefore, to know war is to know that there is still madness in the world.’ This statement seems to interpret into saying that war is fought by young prideful men who are attempting to fight and kill other men who they don’t even directly know, as a result of this the world must be in a bad state because of the actions of war. I agree with this statement and examples of this can be shown in multiple cases. Multiple examples of the truth of this statement can be found within the novel All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque wrote.
They left for war as boys
never to return as men.
All Quiet on the Eastern Front
Johnston ordered
They return home
wondering why they were sent
All Quiet on the Southern Front
Mandela released.
Reconciliation born
Rainbows everywhere.
All Quiet on the Northern Front
Dewar’s legacy
Scotland’s parliament at last
Paid for by generations still to come
All Quiet in the Middle East?
Soon. Please God, Allah,
Stop,
Listen to each other
Stop killing.
Listen to Remarque and Mandela, be inspired by Dewar and turn the other cheek as did Johnson
