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Quote by George Washington
My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from

My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. – George Washington

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. – George Washington

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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. – George Washington

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The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all thats good. – George Washington

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War
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The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. – David Friedman

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War

From our perspective, trying to deal with this continuing campaign of terror, if you will, the war on terror that were engaged in, this is a continuing enterprise. The people that were involved in some of those activities before 9/11 are still out there. – Dick Cheney

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War

I want to start my own airplane business. Im going to buy two Dakotas, paint them up in war colours and do, er, nostalgia trips to Arnhem – you know, where the old paratroopers used to go – and charge them about 20 quid a time. – Gary Numan

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War

War is a quarrel between two thieves too cowardly to fight their own battle. – Thomas Carlyle

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War

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Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives. – William Dement

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As long as you have a system that is based on the rational that if you are making money you are thereby making a contribution to society, these financial rogue practices will continue. – David Korten

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Los Angeles gives one the feeling of the future more strongly than any city I know of. A bad future, too, like something out of Fritz Langs feeble imagination. – Henry Miller

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If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out. – George Brett

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