Farmer agreed, arguing that a "world ruled by veterans would be as mismanaged, graft-ridden, and insane as one ruled by men who had never gotten near the odor of blood and guts".
Farmer a argumentat că o "lume condusă de veterani ar fi prost administrată, o grefă, o nebunie la fel ca aceea condusă de cineva care nu a simțit vreodată mirosul sângelui sau mațelor."