Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder
We are all familiar with the word “war“. However, do you know anything about its roots. Before we go into detail, let’s take a quick look at some quotes about “war“. As Mustafa Kemal Atatürk put it decades ago, “Unless a nation’s life faces peril, war is murder.” War is murder because innocent children, women, and men are killed without any viable reason. And those who wage war may keep on surviving as if nothing has happened. But as Woodrow Wilson said in 1917, “This is a war to end all wars.” He thought that WWI would be the last war to terminate all murders. Consider the reality in which we, the human race, are experiencing today.
Well, as for the origin of the word “war“, the word comes from the Old English words “wyrre” or “werre” that means a “large-scale military conflict”. The word “war” was in the form of “werre” or “guerre” in Old French ad “verwirren” in German. The word “guerrilla” therefore comes from the same root ad means “warrior”. The Turkish counterpart of the word war is “savaş”, “çatışma”, “muharebe”. As Atatürk put it decades ago, “Savaş yaşamsal değilse, cinayettir.” (War is crime unless it is vital.). To put it shortly, the original meaning of the word “war” is “to bring into confusion”.
Here are some sentence examples:
- Unfortunately, this meaningless war left thousands of children as orphans.
- Her family had been severed in the war.
- The consequences of the war were depressing and demoralizing.
- Do you think that all is fair in war?
- The movie gives us invaluable information regarding the deeds of a famous Scottish warrior, William Wallace.