They Can Do Anything We Can't Stop

Gold Was Not Sure Of Many Things, But He Was Definite About One: For Every Successful Person He Knew, He Could Name At Least Two Others Of Greater Ability, Better, And Higher Intelligence Who, By Comparison, Had Failed.

History Did Not Demand Yossarian's Premature Demise, Justice Could Be Satisfied Without It, Progress Did Not Hinge Upon It, Victory Did Not Depend On It. That Men Would Die Was A Matter Of Necessity; Which Men Would Die, Though, Was A Matter Of Circumstance, And Yossarian Was Willing To Be The Victim Of Anything But Circumstance. But That Was War. Just About All He Could Find In Its Favor Was That It Paid Well And Liberated Children From The Pernicious Influence Of Their Parents.

I'd Like To See The Government Get Out Of War Altogether And Leave The Whole Field To Private Individuals.

Major Major Had Lied, And It Was Good. He Was Not Really Surprised That It Was Good, For He Had Observed That People Who Did Lie Were, On The Whole, More Resourceful And Ambitious And Successful Than People Who Did Not Lie.

Now You've Given Them Hope, And They're Unhappy. So The Blame Is All Yours.