Well, the idea for the question for tomorrow (or today for some) is taken from the 18th century French political theorist, Jean-Jacques Rousseau--this is an excerpt from "The Origin of Civil Society."

"War, therefore, is something that occurs not between man and man, but between States. The individuals who become involved in it are enemies only by accident. They fight not as men or even citizens, but as soliders: not members of this or that national group, but as its defenders. A State can have as its enemies only others States, no men at all, seeing that there can be no true relationship between things of a different nature."

What does this quote mean to you? Do you think this true? What about the last sentence? Is this applicable now? I was quite struck by this excerpt and thought it quite relevant. (If you have suggestions for other applicable excerpts/quotes, please email me them!)