…or something to that effect? I have a vague recollection it was A.J.P. Taylor, war historian and author of ‘Origins of the Second World War’ (and other ‘thrillers’)…, but I have not been able to find the quote or similar. Can anybody point me in the right direction here?
i’ve a gut feeling is Rousseau - it was something like
“War is nothing more than highly organised theft”
but since i have graduated Uni and no longer have access to their magnificent Library hopefully another poster can provide a cite…
garius, are you sure you’re not remembering Clauswitz’s famous statement that “war is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means”?