Of course people don’t want war. Why should a poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best thing he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece?
Meaning of the quote
This quote is from a German criminal named Hermann Goering. He says that regular people don't want war because they have nothing to gain from it. A poor farmer doesn't want to risk his life in a war, and the best he can hope for is to come back home safely. Goering suggests that most people have no reason to want war, as they have more to lose than to gain.
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