C. S. Lewis, (1898-1963), British novelist Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page C. S. Lewis Quote “War creates no absolutely new situation: it simply aggravates the permanent human situation so that we can no longer ignore it. Human life has always been lived on the edge of a precipice.”C. S. Lewis ~ C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), British novelist Civilization , Ignorance , Peace , Responsibility , War Ratings and Comments Reply Anonymous 6/16/05 Reply Anonymous 7/17/06 Reply warren, olathe 2/5/08 Reply Mike, Norwalk 5/23/11 Reply cal, lewisville, tx 5/23/11 As long as mankind exists there will be war. Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 5/23/11 The history of the world is the story of it's wars. Reply E Archer, NYC 5/23/11 I don't want to agree, but... Reply Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 6/27/25 The ever present conventional campaign as in the past has never been able to ever really recognize the true human life identification. The immature juvenile representation that exists cannot really be recognized as life at all because it resists the true productiveness required of the life procedure. We must recognize the conventional creature as mentally ill, childish, a pseudo representative of the authentic human being before we can realize a secure role for our species to feel a firm foundation and not upon the edge of a precipice. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This C. S. Lewis quote is found in these categories: Civilization quotes Ignorance quotes Peace quotes Responsibility quotes War quotes About C. S. Lewis Bio of C. S. Lewis Quotations by C. S. Lewis Books by/about C. S. Lewis C. S. Lewis videos C. S. Lewis on Wikipedia Astrological chart for C. S. Lewis