"Yet war has played a decisive role in human history. Both from a political and social point of view and, perhaps above all, from an existential point of view. It satisfies deep urges and needs that are generally sacrificed in times of peace. War allows us to legitimately release the natural and vital aggression that is in all of us. It is an escape from the frustrating daily grind, from boredom, from the sense of futility and emptiness that, especially in affluent societies, takes hold of us. It is adventure. War evokes and strengthens group and team solidarity. We feel, and are, less alone in war. War blurs the differences in class, social status and economic status, which lose their importance. We are all a little more equal in war. War, like military service, university and regulated games, has the quality of waiting time, of suspended time, the end of which does not depend on us, to which we surrender ourselves totally and which frees us from all personal responsibility. War brings everything, starting with feelings, back to the essential. It frees us from trappings, from the superfluous, from the useless. It makes us all, in every sense, leaner. War gives enormous value to life. For the simple reason that it is death that gives value to life. The real, close, imminent risk of death makes every moment of our existence, even the most trivial, intensely precious. Although it is painful to say, war is a unique and invaluable opportunity to learn to love and appreciate life."