I don't like this war. I don't like the cold-blooded scheming at the beginning and the carnage at the end and the grumbling and the jealousies and the pettishness in the middle. I hate the lack of gallantry and grace; the self-seeking; the destruction of valuable people and things. I believe in danger and endeavor as a form of tempering but I reject it if this is the only shape it can take.
"I don't like this war. I don't like the cold-blooded scheming at the beginning and the carnage at the end, along with the grumbling, jealousies, and pettiness during the middle." The speaker expresses deep disapproval of the dishonorable and destructive nature of war, emphasizing the absence of valor and elegance. The suffering and loss involved are especially troubling to them, reflecting a moral stance against such conflicts.
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