It is good that war is so horrible, or we might grow to like it.

It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.

The war... was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forebearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides.

It is well that war is so terrible--we shouldn't grow too fond of it.

It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it.

It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.