If we are more affected by the ruin of a palace than by the conflagration of a cottage, our humanity must have formed a very erroneous estimate of the miseries of human life.
-- Edward Gibbon
The following quote is from an article in the NYT published Oct 22, 2010 and titled: "A Grim Portrait of Civilian Deaths in Iraq"
"Civilians have borne the brunt of modern warfare, with 10 civilians dying for every soldier in wars fought since the mid-20th century, compared with 9 soldiers killed for every civilian in World War I, according to a 2001 study by the International Committee of the Red Cross."
-- Edward Gibbon
The following quote is from an article in the NYT published Oct 22, 2010 and titled: "A Grim Portrait of Civilian Deaths in Iraq"
"Civilians have borne the brunt of modern warfare, with 10 civilians dying for every soldier in wars fought since the mid-20th century, compared with 9 soldiers killed for every civilian in World War I, according to a 2001 study by the International Committee of the Red Cross."
