If these men did not exist, – these soldiers and policemen, – the armed men in general, who are prepared on command to commit violence and to kill all those whom they are commanded to kill, not one of the men who sign the decrees for executions, life imprisonment, hard labor, would ever have the courage himself to hang, lock up, torture to death one thousandth part of those whom now, sitting quietly in their studies, they order to be hung and to be tortured in every way, only because they do not see it and it is not done by them, but somewhere far away by obedient executors.
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My contention entirely. How many would initiate wars if they or their sons had to physically lead the battle?
Yet in the old days, that is what did happen. Nevertheless, I think it would be a good idea. At least it would prove that they saw a real need for the war.
We are burdened with a number of leaders who exhibit psychopathic tendencies, (or maybe they have small penises).