Pearl S. Buck Quote

In any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until some day inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle reverses itself, but remains nevertheless a circle. … I came home more torn in heart than any child should be, for I saw that each side was right as well as wrong, and I yearned over both in a helpless fashion, unable to see how, history being what it was, anything now could be done.

p. 61 - My Several Worlds (1954)

In any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until some day inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle...

In any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until some day inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle...

In any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until some day inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle...

In any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until some day inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle...