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Quote by William Cowper
War is a game which were their subjects wise, kings would not play

War is a game which were their subjects wise, kings would not play at. – William Cowper

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If my resolution to be a great man was half so strong as it is to despise the shame of being a little one… – William Cowper

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Attitude
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William Cowper
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Candid and generous and just. Boys care but little whom they trust. An error soon corrected — for who but learns in riper years. That man, when smoothest he appears, is most to be suspected? – William Cowper

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Trust
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William Cowper
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Other Quotes from
War
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The inevitableness, the idealism, and the blessing of war, as an indispensable and stimulating law of development, must be repeatedly emphasized. – Friedrich Von Bernhardi

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War

As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a Near Great even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then. – Thomas Frank

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War

Mine is the first generation able to contemplate the possibility that we may live our entire lives without going to war or sending our children to war. – Tony Blair

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War

How do you tell troops who volunteered to fight for our freedoms that the country they fought for wont take care of them when they come back? In the time of war our troops and their families are supposed to be our number one priority. – John Salazar

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War

Random Quotes

I was very interested in American poetry for many years. Much less now. – Norman MacCaig

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Poetry

Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. – James Baldwin

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Poverty

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color – not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression. – Henri Matisse

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design

I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. Youre young enough to get away with things, but youre old enough, too. – Liv Tyler

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Age