Mainwaring is pompous, but at heart, decent. Especially, when you see him apologise to Godfrey, after criticising his conscientious objection, in WWI. (View Post)

What the Allies did in WWII (the UK was spending 20% of GDP on the military, in 1945), is switching your economy to a war footing. Russia’s production of armaments is nowhere close to matching losses. (View Post)

Ironic, but unsurprising, that a draft dodger would be indifferent to such deaths. (View Post)

You'd probably like Stalin, if he wasn't a danger to you, or hadn't murdered your friends or family. (View Post)

But, what it will also get a crash course in is that many lawyers will use their professional skills to justify tyranny, not prevent it. "That which pleases the Prince has the force of law"… (View Post)