New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- French thinker Jean-Paul Sartre was more than just a philosopher. He was a writer and political activist widely regarded as one of the influential figures in existentialism and 20th-century thought. His words have often resonated with people and have transcended geographical space and time.

In LiveMint's Quote of the Day, we focus on one of Sartre's most popular quotes: "When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die."

The quote, in essence, captures a brutal truth about conflict, which spans across countries and continents. It simply means that while the wars have frequently been conceived or decided upon in halls of power by the rich, the ones who fight or pay for them are the poor, or the ones with the least powe...