Is war ever be justified

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Is war ever be justified: Essay 1

For centuries, war was a way to end all the conflicts in the world based on economy, politics, demography, geography, ethnic differences,…

But why do people fight, why war is so necessary for certain people? Is it the only solution? What is the real intention of war apart for killing and hurting people?! Furthermore, life has many amazing things to offer. Life gave us things such as feelings, people, events,... Being alive means having the opportunity to learn, to love,… Life teaches us many good things throughout the years, however as great as life can be, it can also be very painful, destroying and even unfair. So we don’t need war to affect ourselves more.

To begin with, war is not justified for me and I’m totally against it. Violence is not the right way to stop conflicts between different countries. We have to find other solutions to avoid the killing of all those people who fight with this patriotic feeling and think that what they do is good to save their country. Soldiers think they are brave but they are just stupid… Even if they are obliged to fight, they can have the choice, we always have the choice. They could run away before violence begin, they also could retaliate against the government and find a way to stop the war… I know  how much it was difficult for them to say something because there was the risk of being executed because of mutiny. The government had to do something before everything begin. But there is the problem…

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Albert Einstein said: “So long as there are men, there will be wars.” Men have always wanted power and still want it. But why do people have to fight? Where is equality in this? Did the French Revolution have no use?! Where is liberty, equality and fraternity? The authorities are so coward. They send people on the battlefield where misery and hope are the only things which exist. Governments want power but they are unable to wet their boots. Every word they said is based on lies. They promise happiness and a better life for everyone but the only ...

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