Honor killing: losing a war isn't as great a stain on a nation's soul as refusing to admit defeat.
The American Conservative › January 28, 2008
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Honor killing: losing a war isn't as great a stain on a nation's soul as refusing to admit defeat.
CAN DEFEAT BE HONORABLE? Can a nation admit to error without incurring disgrace? For many, the answer to both questions is clearly "no, never," especially in matters of war.
Shakespeare, setting out the two sides of the argument in his play "Troilus and Cressida," shows us ancient Troy, left holding the poisoned prize of Helen while the Greeks decimate the Trojan army to repossess her. The Trojan hero Hector exclaims, "We have lost so many tenths of ours, to guard a thing not ours nor worth to us, had it our n...See the full content of this document
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