Heroism at Command

I found this quote from Albert Einstein about war today: "He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."

An elderly Polish man told me yesterday that the only American War that was ever worth fighting was the War of Independence. All the rest have only led to pointless deaths and broken families. Another man, a Greek man, told me that any war requires three stages: planning, funding, and executing. Therefore only the super rich can wage war.