Why Was Your Father a Conscientious Objector in the Second World War?

My father was a conscientious objector in the second world war. That was the only justifiable war hitler at invaded europe papa papa, my father accepted all those arguments,. But his feeling was that if every single young man of his age in germany and in england had made the personal, conscious decision to say no, i'm not going to pick that gun up there would have no war. He was a pacifist. It was deep inside him, and he was willing to go to prison to protect that principle. If everybody had done that, hitler would be in a beer hall yelling at his friends, you know. So it's, i still believe

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