Ursula K. Le Guin (October 21, 1929 - January 22, 2018) on War and Military Oppression(published by RevoltSource) |
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Sci-Fi American Author of Speculative Fiction, Including Science Fiction Works Set in her Hainish Universe, and the Earthsea Fantasy Series
: A celebrated author whose body of work includes 23 novels, 12 volumes of short stories, 11 volumes of poetry, 13 children?s books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA?s Grand Master... (From: UrsulaKLeguin.com.)
Quote #10 on Political Struggle Quotes >> War and Military Oppression
“...he now understood why the army was organized as it was. It was indeed quite necessary. No rational form of organization would serve the purpose. He simply had not understood that the purpose was to enable men with machine guns to kill unarmed men and women easily and in great quantities when told to do so.”
Source: "The Dispossessed," by Ursula K. LeGuin, Harper & Row Publishers, 1974. Chapter 9, Pages 305-306.
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