History, as usually written, gives the impression that the normal condition of mankind is that of war. Japanese students who take up the history of England to read, lay it down conceived that the English people are a blood-loving race that are perpetually fighting. They contrast their own peaceful country with the countries of Europe, to their detriment of the latter. They turn most gladly from the monotonous story of battle, murder, and sieges, to Buckle, Guizot, or Lecky, that they may learn of the victories no less renowned than those of war which mark as mile-stones the progress of the race.
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From General Nelson A. Miles
Thrilling Stories of The Russian-Japanese War, 1904
