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John Kenneth Galbraith

War remains the decisive human failure.

War

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John Kenneth Galbraith means that war shows where humans have failed most clearly because it causes destruction and suffering instead of solving problems peacefully. He suggests that despite our intelligence and progress, resorting to war reveals a fundamental breakdown in human decision-making and cooperation.

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