Harold Koenig

“How do you motivate men and women to fight and die for a cause many of them don’t believe in, and whose purpose they can’t articulate? What happens to the bonds between men and women in combat, and to the bonds between soldiers and the citizenry for whom they fight, when we fail as a nation to treat our wars as a collective responsibility, rather than the special mission of a self-selected few?”
― Harold Koenig, Spiritual Readiness: Essentials for Military Leaders and Chaplains

“When a mission is conducted with honor, the emotional casualties from war (particularly inner conflicts) are far less common. Developing character and moral values is endorsed by virtually all religious traditions that have endured over time.”
― Harold Koenig, Spiritual Readiness: Essentials for Military Leaders and Chaplains