@ Desirée: other famous and infamous pairs --- "Storm and strife" made me think of "Sturm und Drang" ("Storm and Stress"), the name of a literary movement in the 18th century, which value the emotional unrest and preceded Romanticism.

"Shock and Awe" was an war slogan, which evokes more the medieval cruelty than a contemporary spirit.

Stirring emotion seems to be an easy way to convince the audience at the price of ignoring sometimes rationality.

Source author: Petru Dumitriu PetruD@diplomacy.edu