"Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide"
- Eleanor Roosevelt
About this Quote
This quote by Eleanor Roosevelt is a reminder to believe carefully and critically about the repercussions of war. She is suggesting that we ought to think about the possible results of war in the same method we would think about the potential results of suicide. In other words, we need to consider the potential destruction and destruction that war can bring, and the possible loss of life that it can trigger. We ought to likewise consider the long-lasting impacts of war, such as the economic and social consequences that can linger for several years after the conflict has ended. By believing carefully and seriously about the possible effects of war, we can make more educated decisions about whether to engage in it.
"I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are frightened of it, and they don't understand, when actually these issues are medically treatable"
"I think about death a lot, like I think we all do. I don't think of suicide as an option, but as fun. It's an interesting idea that you can control how you go. It's this thing that's looming, and you can control it"
"As history since Hiroshima shows, the best, perhaps the only, way to curb war is to deter it with such overwhelming force as to turn it from a struggle into suicide"
