Agatha Christie. Autobiography (№ 98927)

War does not solve any problems; winning works the same way disastrous as a defeat! Perhaps there was a time and place when no war it was impossible to do, if one wanted to live and procreate, then without war, humans would become extinct. To be humble, kind, compliant then meant death; war was inevitable, because to survive could only be one: either you or others. As bird or beast, a man had to fight for a place under the sun. The war brought slaves, land, food, women - the things without which no life. But now we must learn to live without wars, not because we are better or sickens us to harm our neighbor, but because war is not profitable, we can't take her, she will destroy us as our enemies. The tigers ' time has passed, it is, without a doubt, time swindlers and charlatans, thieves, robbers and pickpockets; but still it is better is a step on the way up.
At least, I believe that the dawn of goodwill. We do not remain indifferent when we hear about earthquakes, about the disastrous human events. We want to help. And this is a significant achievement; I think it will come up with something. Not soon - nothing is done quickly - but the hope is still possible