Meredith’s Reviews > All Quiet on the Western Front > Status Update

Remarque: The wisest were just the poor and simple people. They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy.
Me [remembering the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and the 2003 invasion of Iraq]: Ain’t that the truth.