An enemy has to remain a caricature (Greene)

September 20th, 2007  |  Published in Friendship, Life, Morality, War  |  1 Comment

An enemy [has] to remain a caricature if he [is] to be kept at a safe distance: an enemy should never come alive. The generals were right—no Christmas cheer ought to be exchanged between the trenches.

–Graham Greene, The Human Factor (1978), p. 203

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  1. J. Clark says:

    September 20th, 2007 at 3:03 pm (#)

    I like your diversity.

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