The enduring attraction of war is this: Even with its destruction and carnage it can give us what we long for in life. It can give us purpose, meaning, a reason for living.

The true purpose of education is to make minds, not careers.

The inability to grasp the pathology* of our oligarchic rulers is one of our gravest faults.

Of the past 3,400 years, humans have been entirely at peace for 268 of them, or just 8 percent of recorded history.

We live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception.

The failure to dissect the cause of war leaves us open for the next installment.

In war, we always deform ourselves, our essence.