Thomas Naughton Professions : Priest Born : 1931 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Thomas Naughton I will never say, 'support the troops.' I don't believe in the validity of that statement. People say, 'I don't support the war, I support the troops' as though you can actually separate the two. You cannot; the troops are a part of the war, they have become the war and there is no valid dissection of the two. Other people shout with glaring eyes that we should give up our politics, give up our political affiliations in favor of 'just supporting the troops.' I wish everything were that easy. Thomas Naughton giving-up hate war Similar Authors Andrew Greeley priest Anthony of Padua priest Angelus Silesius priest Alfred Delp priest Bob Maguire priest Alexander Schmemann priest All Authors