If the next time our governments propose to make war on a helpless civilian population we were to uncover our grief and guilt instead of our anger, how much difference might we make?" - Meaning and context.">
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Sorrow (p. 189)
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If the next time our governments propose to make war on a helpless civilian population we were to uncover our grief and guilt instead of our anger, how much difference might we make?

— Germaine Greer

What It Means

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Germaine Greer

About Germaine Greer

Germaine Greer (born 29 January 1939) is an Australian author, academic, critic and journalist.