Most Americans mistakenly believe that peace is the normal condition of mankind while war is some

“Most Americans mistakenly believe that peace is the normal condition of mankind, while war is some weird aberration. Actually, it’s the other way around. Most of human history has to do with war, and preparations for the next one.”

Flynn, Michael T., and Michael Arthur Ledeen. The Field of Fight: How We Can Win the Global War against Radical Islam and Its Allies. 2017, Introduction.