E. Belfort Bax Quotes
After all, it is not nice going to war with one’s equal or possible superior in strength – so different from those delightful “military operations” which consist in “potting”, savages with an amount of danger just sufficient to give a zest to the sport …But then the special line the skill of our ablest and most valiant generals takes is that of “thrashing a cannibal.” Thrashing a Cossack is a different sort of thing.
See {613496} for the origin of the “thrashing a cannibal” phrase.
E. Belfort Bax, 1854–1925, English Attorney, Journalist & Philosopher, Criticism of Colonial Wars, At Bay, April 1885
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The English loved the operettas making fun of themselves. Some of the phrases such as this one ended up being used in serious political debate. See {616511}.
- Born: July 23, 1854
- Died: November 26, 1926
- Nationality: British
- Profession: Barrister
Ernest Belfort Bax was an English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist, and historian.
