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Originally Posted by finnbow
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"But Einstein, whose Jewish origins led him to flee Germany in 1933, also said war was sometimes acceptable. "I didn't write that I was an absolute pacifist but that I have always been a convinced pacifist. That means there are circumstances in which in my opinion it is necessary to use force," he wrote.
"Such a case would be when I face an opponent whose unconditional aim is to destroy me and my people.""
....could very well apply to this century's burden of militant Islam....