A nation fights well in proportion to the amount of men and materials it has. And the other equation is that the individual soldier in that army is a more effective soldier the poorer his standard of living has been in the past.
Norman MailerThe war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of the twentieth century. Boredom slays more of existence than war.
Norman MailerThere's nothing glorious about being a professional. . . . Professionalism probably comes down to being able to work on a bad day.
Norman Mailer