Military Quote of the Day by Plato: ‘Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War’

Military Quote of the Day by Plato: ‘Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War’

Synopsis: “Only the dead have seen the end of war” is widely shared as a Plato quote, but the piece argues its real roots trace to George Santayana’s post–World War I writing, rejecting the comforting idea that any conflict will truly end all others. -The misattribution spread further when Gen. Douglas MacArthur quoted the line […] The post Military Quote of the Day by Plato: ‘Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War’ appeared first on 19FortyFive.