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" Learn the psychological damage that war does, and work to prevent war. There is no contradiction between hating war and honoring the soldier. Learn how war damages the mind and spirit, and work to change those things in military institutions and culture that needlessly create or worsen these injuries. We don't have to go on repeating the same mistakes. "

, Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character


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 quote : Learn the psychological damage that war does, and work to prevent war. There is no contradiction between hating war and honoring the soldier. Learn <i>how</i> war damages the mind and spirit, and work to change those things in military institutions and culture that needlessly create or worsen these injuries. We don't have to go on repeating the same mistakes.