Understanding War: Indira Gandhi's Conversation With Her Father.

Indira Gandhi once asked her father: "What happens during war?"

Her father replied:

"Education and the economy collapse."

She then asked:

"And what happens after education and the economy collapse?"

He answered:

"Morality collapses."

She asked again:

"And what happens if morality collapses as well?"

He replied with profound wisdom:

"How can a person live in a country where morality has collapsed?"

A person can endure and adapt to a society suffering from food shortages, economic hardship, or lack of entertainment...

But the absence of morals?

That is when the vile and the wicked prevail, traditions and laws vanish, goodness disappears, and everything turns into a jungle.

At that point, a dignified life becomes almost impossible.

From the memoirs of Indira Gandhi

Let those who have ears, listen.