"The crux of the matter is whether total war in its present form is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose. Does it not have material and spiritual evil as its consequences which far exceed whatever good might result? When will our moralists give us an answer to this question?"

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Source : John Hersey (2015). “Hiroshima [Illustrated Edition]”, p.31, Pickle Partners Publishing

John Hersey

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