Barbed Wire (1927). Rowland V. Lee, Mauritz Stiller

And almost overnight – in field and pasture – spread that thorny weed of war – barbed wire!

And at the front – again the wire, barbed and hideous – stretching over tortured ground.

– Don't you hate them, too?

– No, Mona. A man who has fought though one war learns a bitter lesson about hatred.

– My foot keeps me from being a soldier, but not from being a good husband.

– That's a pity, Pierre corlet! Frances needs soldiers – and I don't need a husband!

I came home, to my own people, to find peace. Instead, I find a bitter hatred in your hearts – a hatred strong enough to start another war!

And almost overnight – in field and pasture – spread that thorny weed of war – barbed wire!