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Most wars are not fought over shortages of resources such as food and water, but rather over conquest, revenge, and ideology.

Steven Pinker
Revenge, War, Water
"Steven Pinker: 'Artists used to gush about the beauty of war. The First World War put an end to that'". Interview with Clint Witchalls, www.independent.co.uk. 10 November, 2011.
Most wars are not fought over shortages of resources such as food and water, but rather over conquest, revenge, and ideology.