Thucydides’ statement here implies that war has been a permanent, 365-day-a-year feature of Western society for at least the last 2500 years. Occasionally we run into small groups of people who are trying to change that, like the organizers of …
Tag: Peace on Earth
Achieving Peace on Earth
When I was a little boy, news anchor Walter Cronkite was voted “the most trusted man in America.” He earned that trust through fair and objective reporting, while not shying away from offering an occasional bit of social commentary, as …
