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As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on th

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons directly concerned, and the ultimate consequence to the general good, are apt to be at complete war with one another. – John Stuart Mill

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War hath no fury like a noncombatant. – Charles Edward Montague, Disenchantment

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Do you know what a soldier is, young man? Hes the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war. – Allan Massie

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Sweat saves blood. – Erwin Rommel

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