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Lt. Cmdr. Charles E. Madison: War isn't hell at all. It's man at his best; the highest morality he's capable of. It's not war that's insane, you see. It's the morality of it. It's not greed or ambition that makes war: it's goodness. Wars are always fought for the best of reasons: for liberation or manifest destiny. Always against tyranny and always in the interest of humanity. So far this war, we've managed to butcher some ten million humans in the interest of humanity. Next war it seems we'll have to destroy all of man in order to preserve his damn dignity. It's not war that's unnatural to us, it's virtue. As long as valor remains a virtue, we shall have soldiers. So, I preach cowardice. Through cowardice, we shall all be saved
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War isn't hell at all Man at his best
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The highest morality he's capable of
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Never mind all that What's this about a wife
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That night I sat in the jungles of Guadalcanal
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waiting to be killed sopping wet
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It was then I had my blinding revelation
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I discovered I was a coward
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That's my new religion I'm a big believer in it
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Cowardice will save the world It's not war that's insane you see
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It's the morality of it It's not greed and ambition that makes wars
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It's goodness
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Wars are always fought for the best of reasons
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for liberation or manifest destiny
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always against tyranny and always in the interest of humanity
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So far this war we've managed to butcher
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some 10 000 000 humans in the interest of humanity
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Next war it seems we'll have to destroy all of man
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in order to preserve his damn dignity
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It's not war that's unnatural to us It's virtue
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As long as valor remains a virtue we shall have soldiers
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So I preach cowardice
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Through cowardice we shall all be saved
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Movie Summary
An American Naval Officer's talent for living the good life in wartime is challenged when he falls in love and is sent on a dangerous mission.
