18,700
edits
Restless Souls/Summary: Difference between revisions
m
link fix
m (rescued link with Archive.org) |
m (link fix) |
||
| Line 960: | Line 960: | ||
: "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." | : "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children." | ||
So to counter the scenarios more effectively having less military for more GDP was very welcome although a phase of difficult transition was needed to be overcome: the physical structures being "butter and bacon" for many ([[wp: | So to counter the scenarios more effectively having less military for more GDP was very welcome although a phase of difficult transition was needed to be overcome: the physical structures being "butter and bacon" for many ([[wp:List of countries with highest military expenditures|billions of dollar each year]]), serving in military being a patriotic duty and being a tradition in many families. | ||
The American government was grinding their teeth but eventually agreed to the idea of a WCG. | The American government was grinding their teeth but eventually agreed to the idea of a WCG. | ||