War & Peace Quote by William Lyon Mackenzie King

King’s line reads like a gentle reminder, but it’s really a political pressure valve. “Let it be remembered” doesn’t just request empathy; it preemptively manages judgment. He’s asking the public, the press, and Parliament to grade everyone on a wartime curve, when tempers flare, mistakes multiply, and dissent starts to look like disloyalty. The word “too” is doing stealth work here, suggesting this is an add-on to some prior complaint or controversy: yes, someone erred, yes, someone overreacted, but keep the broader condition in view.

As a Canadian leader navigating a country split by language, region, and the ever-radioactive question of conscription, King specialized in calm-sounding sentences that doubled as containment strategies. “Nearly every one” is a quiet act of coalition-building. It refuses to name a culprit, which avoids inflaming factional blame, and it implies a shared burden across class and province. That inclusive vagueness is the point: it converts conflict into atmosphere, something no single group can be pinned for.

The subtext is also slightly admonishing. If you’re angry, suspicious, or demanding simple answers, your mood is not evidence of truth; it’s evidence of strain. King reframes criticism as a symptom of wartime stress, not necessarily a reasoned indictment. It’s statesmanship by emotional calibration: lowering the temperature while reserving room to make hard calls without letting the country fracture around them.