AndtothinkthattheinsanepolicyofaGovernmentorGovernmentsshouldbringaboutthewholesaleslaughterofsuchmienasallthesethatIhavedescribed。
Tothinkthatthelongersuchawargoeson，thelessheroicandgenerousitbecomes，andthemoredominatedbyhatredandrevenge——bythewishtoscoreamilitaryvictoryorthedesiretosecuremerepoliticalandcommercialadvantages。
Tothinkthatnationswhoconsiderthemselvescivilizedshouldbethusacting:socontrarytothenaturallawsandinstinctsofhumanitythatofteninorderforabayonetchargemenmustbeprimedwithliquortothevergeofintoxication。
Weneednotgofurther。
Ofthethreegreatnationsprimarilyinvolvedthoseindeedofwhichwecanspeakmostconfidently，knowingthembest——itisintolerabletothinktheyshouldthusmutilateanddestroyeachother。