There never was a good war or a bad peace. ~Ben Franklin
Michael Weston King - I didn't raise my boy to be a soldier - Uebel&Gefährlich, Hamburg
Michael Weston King covers what may be the first anti-war song written in America. According to Wikipedia, the song was influential within the pacifist movement that existed in the United States before it entered World War I. Also on Wikipedia entry is a link to an audio file of a barbershop quartet version of the song, from 1914, and the lyrics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Didn%27t_Raise_My_Boy_to_be_a_Soldier
excerpt from song lyrics:
Let nations arbitrate their future troubles,
It's time to lay the sword and gun away.
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