Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā A TRUE WAR STORY IS NEVER MORAL. Ā it Ā does Ā not Ā instruct, Ā nor Ā encourage Ā virtue, Ā nor Ā suggest Ā models Ā of Ā proper Ā human Ā behaviour, Ā nor Ā restrain Ā men Ā from Ā doing Ā things Ā men Ā have Ā always Ā done. Ā if Ā a Ā story Ā seems Ā moral, Ā do Ā not Ā believe Ā it. Ā if Ā at Ā the Ā end Ā of Ā a Ā war Ā story Ā you Ā feel Ā uplifted, Ā or Ā if Ā you Ā feel Ā that Ā some Ā small Ā bit Ā of Ā rectitude Ā has Ā beenĀ Ā salvaged Ā from Ā the Ā larger Ā waste, Ā then Ā you Ā have Ā been Ā made Ā the Ā victim Ā of Ā a Ā very Ā old Ā and Ā terrible Ā lie. Ā there Ā is Ā no Ā rectitude Ā whatsoever. Ā there Ā is Ā no Ā virtue Ā Ā : Ā Ā as Ā a Ā first Ā rule Ā of Ā thumb, Ā therefore, Ā you Ā can Ā tell Ā a Ā true Ā war Ā story Ā by Ā its Ā absolute Ā and Ā uncompromising Ā allegiance Ā to Ā obscenity Ā and Ā evil.
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