MARK TWAIN'S WAR PRAYER

Dictated by Mark Twain in 1904 to be presented after his death.

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• Twain
• War
• Prayer
• anti-war

[Spiritflier07]

I loved your reading so much I'm trying to figure out how to delete mine and make yours show up on my channel.

[Bandershot]

Spirit- OMG, thank you, you've humbled me, but please don't remove yours. In making your own recording you've done a great thing. Let it stand. Every voice counts.

love,

John

[Waffledough]

Definitely the best of the "War Prayer" presentations here on YouTube, capturing the real spirit of Twain. And the musical score? Oscar worthy!

Thanks

[Bandershot]

Dear Waffledough- I couldlive for a year on a compliment like that!

love,

Mark

[Jcolinsol]

All war is morally repugnant. A disgusting, and vulgar, animal exhibition. Seeded in the primate origin of our minds, it sates blood lust, and impotent materialistic pursuits.

Pity the children who fight our wars. And shun the ones who incite our wars.

Kill the hatred in your own heart. And be willing to die, rather than fight. That is true honor.

[honipop]

This is only a short excerpt from the whole story called the "War Prayer".. needs to be heard in it's entirety to be fully understood and appreciated.

[RPenta]

@Waffledough Best version is an short film starring Edward Hermann as the "Stranger"-it is fully set in the era of the Spanish American War.

[OurLordLennon]

He was talking about jewish MONEY CHANGERS promoting usury, unethical BANKING PRACTICES then & especially now. This WAS common knowledge for centuries before Twain. Corporate bankers buying the govt then & still now. Look it up US Grant, our founders wanted THESE parasite SONS OF CAIN exiled from America FOREVER MORE! AS they had been exiled from countless nations since the days of The bible for blood letting,war mongering, & ruthless commerce worldwide. KNOW THINE ENEMY written in ALL HISTORY!

[Jcolinsol]

@JoeNietzsche

Have you ever read any Lloyd Demaus?

[JoeNietzsche]

@Jcolinsol

It is true that, as animals, we will act selfishly and out of anger. However, there hasn’t been a war in history that was fought by those that actually sought it. So, unfortunately, Jcolinsol, for your claim to be relevant here, war would have been waged on virtual impulse rather than as a matter of massive planning and long term strategy. And that, if you are familiar with US foreign policy, you will know has never been the case.

[Jcolinsol]

@r06u3AP

I'd say that the breakdown of hierarchical social structured has a lot to do with population growth.

[r06u3AP]

@Jcolinsol In the context of the human soul and the human mind, the animalistic alpha-style social order becomes a social pathology.

[MSWmson]

CaptainLevi, please know this not a jibe. You're obviously sincere; I only want to say I hope you get a print version of the full short story (or grab it online) and read the whole thing, particularly the stranger's thoughts of the soldiers listening in church.

Twain was one of the most neutrally compasionate writers of recent time, and I think you'll see that this in no way should be construed as a prayer to Satan.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas to you and your field brothers. Truly.

[MSWmson]

You know,I've tried this, with very mixed results.

[MSWmson]

I'm not sure to whom your comment is addressed. I'd really like to know.

[robtul12]

Indeed. I concur.