The paraphrase comes from Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. I have to agree with it even today. History being a favorite subject of mine, I have found that reading primary source material gives a better picture of the people involved. Jackson didn't approve of the War nor slavery, and counseled patience and moderation until a military response became the only one. Churchill had a similar way of putting it- jaw jaw is preferable to war war. But note that both, when the military answer was the only one, went at it with the gloves off.
As for the international scene, my cousin was in Amsterdam at a trade show last week. He was turned out of his hotel by the kind, "devout muslim" Arab managers because of the airline situation and reservation problems resulting and was unable to get a room anywhere. He was basically homeless and out of contact with the family for nearly 48 hrs. The "kind" managers wouldn't even let him stay in the lobby, but agreed to store his luggage in a secure area, where it was promptly stolen, including his insulin. He's back in the US now, with a fresh supply. Want to know what he thinks of the much ballyhooed "islamic kindness" to strangers in need?
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