Standing For Something

I've been reading President Hinckley's book as well as a book entitled "Just and Unjust War." I came across this excerpt in SFS that clearly states one aspect of war that frightens me more than any other, and is often overlooked.

"I recall a book of history, a long and detailed account of the trickeries practiced by the nations involved in World War II. The theme of the book is taken from these words of Winston Churchill. 'In war-time, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.' The book deals with the many deceptions practiced on each side of the conflict. Reading it, one is again led to the conclusion that war is the devil's own game and that among its most precious victims in truth."

For those of you who read Em's blog, she posted an inaugural speech by Abraham Lincoln. How wonderful to have a leader who exposes truth rather than veils it in pastel webs of deception.