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Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didnt find it so horrible. There are just as horr
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"Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didn't find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them"

- Ludwig Wittgenstein

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This quote by Ludwig Wittgenstein suggests that although the horrors of the last war are frequently highlighted, there are simply as numerous horrors occurring in today day. He indicates that we are not paying sufficient attention to the existing concerns and oppressions that are happening worldwide. He recommends that we have ended up being desensitized to the scaries of the present day, which if we opened our eyes, we would be able to see them. This quote is a suggestion that although the scaries of the past are important to remember, we must not forget the scaries of today. We ought to understand the injustices that are happening worldwide today and take action to make a difference.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein This quote is written / told by Ludwig Wittgenstein between April 26, 1889 and April 29, 1951. He was a famous Philosopher from Austria. The author also have 47 other quotes.

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