Christian love

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 02:32 PM 7/6/01 -0500, Carrol wrote:
>It's been 20 years since I read Thucydides, but if I recall correctly,
>Pericles (as reported by T) argued that the Athenians could/would wage
>war more effectively than the Spartans because Athenian luxury was more
>worth fighting for than was spartan 'spartaness.' He may have been
>correct. The Navy found out in World War 2 that those who had had a
>relatively comfortable life could better endure protracted hardship
>and/or isolation (arctic duty, submarine duty) than those whose lives
>had offered little comfort. I don't know if other research has supported
>or questioned this.
>

Hmmm... So the Red Army must have had plenty of luxuries before it went to
WW2.

wojtek