a horrible investment, esp. for a country of that size (geogr. & econ.) “The utter stupid waste of war, not only material but moral and spiritual, is so stagge

a horrible investment, esp. for a country of that size (geogr. & econ.) “The utter stupid waste of war, not only material but moral and spiritual, is so staggering to those who have to endure it. And always was (despite the poets), and always will be (despite the propagandists)" -JRR Tolkien