An Admira's Study of Fighting'
Philosophy Stay, op "Was. By Admiral Sie "Hegel Castanee, G." fat the present moment, though it 2 significant fact that some of the most fervent Pacifsts are quite willing to launch a world-wide class war and wax enthusiastic over the! alleged efficiency of Russia's Red Army and its glorious operations in Georgia and elsewhere. The truth is that man i a fighting animal, Jhaving raised himself from the low. ly, amphibious life of a mud-foh to, his present position in the universe by a struggle @ outrance (participa ants in it had either to eat or be eaten!) which lasted for millions of years, and his innate pugnacity ean-not be eliminated by argument that does not involve the gentle Iaying fon of hands. Never yet in the world's history, so far back as we: know it, has any contest between ideas or ideals, such as the famous theological controversy expressed in 2 difference of Greek diphthongs, been settled except by force of arms, 'At the present moment we are sick the very thought of war, which not surprising when the' nature' of our last experience is consid ed. War epochs occur at intervals of 40 or 50 years through the whole extent of historic time, and. this may be explained on the theory. that it is not until the terrible experiences of the last instance of war fon the grand scale -have been for~ gotten that a new generation can Took upon the ultima ratio in human affairs as a wild and wonderful ad. venture, The trouble ie tat, daring thy lot iatrels of wog season the Moning Ten of warfare sow fatalond For iene Sime inet, ads" at's Event dundantage when the ting detent thee lat Stan Power tht Perod of peace tpi Planets of teptss tad eres fiement "as Eermany ale fee. fay"and Roose We doing Way. Admiral Sir Regi Custanee ben, which i pany ined by th object-lessons of the Great Wan lip tone comida te one say surly an i deoteracoe a See he tra gree Haat Ole:
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