"If it were not for women, there would be no money, and men would be a tribe of heroes. In the new trenches we lived without women and it was not so important who and where he had an important property there was only one thing: what kind of soldier you are. I'm not advocating for the "glamour" of life in the trenches - I just want to put the love thing into perspective. It awakens in men the worst instincts - the passion to possess, to have a position in society, to have earnings and to have peace.
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Erich Maria RemarqueAll Translations
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If it were not for women, there would be no money, and men would be a tribe of heroes. In the new trenches we lived without women and it was not so important who and where he had an important property there was only one thing: what kind of soldier you are. I'm not advocating for the "glamour" of life in the trenches - I just want to put the love thing into perspective. It awakens in men the worst instincts - the passion to possess, to have a position in society, to have earnings and to have peace.
""Dacă nu ar fi fost femeile, nu ar fi existat nici banii, iar bărbații ar fi fost un trib de eroi. În tranșee noi am trăit fără femei și nu era chiar atât de important cine și unde avea o proprietate important era doar un singur lucru: ce fel de soldat ești. Eu nu militez pentru „farmecul” vieții în tranșee - vreau doar să interpretez chestiunea iubirii într-o perspectivă corectă. Ea trezește în bărbați cele mai rele instincte - patima de a poseda, de a avea o poziție în societate, de a avea câștiguri și de a avea liniște."