War is a ritual, a deadly ritual, not the result of aggressive self-assertion, but of self-transcending identification. Without loyalty to tribe, church, flag or ideal, there would be no wars.
Arthur KoestlerLaughter and weeping, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, mark the extremes of a continuous spectrum; both provide channels for the overflow of emotion; both are
Arthur KoestlerI am not sure whether ethical absolutes exist. But I am sure that we have to act as if they existed or civilization perishes.
Arthur KoestlerThe most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.
Arthur Koestler