Full Idea
The value of life cannot be estimated.
Gist of Idea
The value of life cannot be estimated
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 1.02)
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.30
A Reaction
Military leaders apparently judge that the death of one of their own soldiers is worth between 12 and 20 enemy deaths (so history suggests). How about ransom money?