Lord of War: War is Inhumane but Necessary

Hayden 2022-06-28 06:55:10

1. In a just world, success is hard. When the principle of benefit distribution is too transparent and there are too many rules, money is very profitable. On the opposite hand, the unjust business that operates underground always brings in quicker and more money.

What one has to understand is that a lot of injustice is also necessary for world order.

War is inhuman but necessary.

It is illegal to smuggle arms, but for the participants in the war, only the smuggling of arms can meet their war needs.

2. Everyone plays one or more roles in the game of life. For actors who play a single role, success is often inevitable, but acting is not so. For actors who play multiple roles, failure is often inevitable, but the process of acting is absolutely enjoyable. The important thing is that as long as you play any of these roles, it looks like you've put on a good show.

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Lord of War quotes

  • Yuri Orlov: [Narrating] Every faction in Africa calls themselves by these noble names - Liberation this, Patriotic that, Democratic Republic of something-or-other... I guess they can't own up to what they usually are: the Federation of Worse Oppressors Than the Last Bunch of Oppressors. Often, the most barbaric atrocities occur when both combatants proclaim themselves Freedom Fighters.

  • Yuri Orlov: [in an interrogation room] The reason I'll be released is the same reason you think I'll be convicted. I do rub shoulders with some of the most vile, sadistic men calling themselves leaders today. But some of these men are the enemies of your enemies. And while the biggest arms dealer in the world is your boss - the President of the United States, who ships more merchandise in a day than I do in a year - sometimes it's embarrassing to have his fingerprints on the guns. Sometimes he needs a freelancer like me to supply forces he can't be seen supplying. So. You call me evil, but unfortunately for you, I'm a necessary evil.