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Peace hath her victories no less renowned than war

This title is a quotation from Milton’s sonnet—Genera! Cornier, The truth being depicted by quotation has not gathered any dust of time it is alive today as when it was jotted down. The very word ‘Victory’ brings to our mind war and battle. In the heart of our hearts, we experience galloping horses sending clouds of dust, we hear roaring guns, and we hear heart-rending cries and what not Wars and battles make exciting reading. Carlyle has rightly said— The history the world is the history of its great men, of its heroes aid warriors. The world reads with utmost attention and enthusiasm the exploits of the world conquerors like Alexander Changed Khan, Julius Caesar and so on.

Glorified War

War is always glorified. Victories in war surround the warriors and conquerors with a halo of light. Churchill is famous because he brought to England victory in Second World War. Hitler’s too finds some pages in books of history because he won meteoric military victories over all Europe. One can’t imagine Stalin Mussolini, Eisenhower, Roosevelt without the context of war. Presidents, prime ministers and leaders enter the stage and exit it. Yet no one knows these leaders outside their countries, but the war blesses the chief heroes with universal fame. War highlights their doings and they remain in the limelight. When war ends, heroes come home Arches are erected, scented petals are showered, songs of victory are hummed, flags and banners are displayed, people dance in joy, trumpets are sounded and house tops tremble with the multitudes, All this s done to accord befitting welcome to the heroes of war.

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