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Quote by George Orwell
The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human

The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. – George Orwell

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In our age there is no such thing as keeping out of politics. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. – George Orwell

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Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac. – George Orwell

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War is a way of shattering to pieces… materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent. – George Orwell

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I have not yet begun to fight! – John Paul Jones

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I mean, I was born the day war broke out, but I dont remember all the bombs though they did actually break up Liverpool, you know. I remember when I was a little older, there was big gaps in all the streets where houses used to be. We used to play over them. – Ringo Starr

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I have a friend that is a WWII buff, and we sat and talked a lot about stuff like the war and the reasons behind it, and you now its all in the uniform. Once youre in it, it usually does all the work for you. – Ryan Gosling

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War is over if you want it. – Yoko Ono

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To be free from evil thoughts is Gods best gift. – Aeschylus

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Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other. – Novalis

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Death obsesses me, yes it does. I cant really understand why it doesnt obsess everyone – I think it does really, Im just a little more out about it. – J. K. Rowling

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