" War, Nobby. Huh! What is it good for?" he said. " Dunno, Sarge. Freeing slaves, maybe?" " Absol—well, okay." " Defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor?" " All right, I'll grant you that, but—" " Saving civilization from a horde of—" " It doesn't do any good in the long run is what I'm saying, Nobby, if you'd listen for five seconds together," said Fred Colon sharply. " Yeah, but in the long run, what does, Sarge? "