What are other examples of wars caused by love?
War has never been, nor ever will be, caused by love. That notion, though it may seem romantic, is completely false. Even the Trojan War was not instigated by love, but jealousy and the desire for revenge (note that the account of it is by a poet/writer, and is largely mythical, i.e. fictional). All may be fair in love and war, but there is no love in war. Bravery, camaraderie, skill perhaps, but not love. What war isn’t caused by hate? It is certainly fed by it. Perhaps you are looking for wars started by women instead of men? When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, he said to her “so you’re the little lady who started this great war!” Revenge has played a part in many wars, even in the 20th century. One could certainly argue that the largest and bloodiest conflict in history – World War II – was instigated by the desire for vengeance. The French Revolution was certainly fueled by the desire for retribution against the aristocracy by the common per
