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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

Other quotes by William Cowper

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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The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory man, studious of change, And pleased with novelty, might be indulged. – William Cowper

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Change
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William Cowper
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Other Quotes from
War
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With those attacks, the terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States. And war is what they got. – George W. Bush

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War

The surrealists, and the modern movement in painting as a whole, seemed to offer a key to the strange postwar world with its threat of nuclear war. The dislocations and ambiguities, in cubism and abstract art as well as the surrealists, reminded me of my childhood in Shanghai. – J. G. Ballard

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War

Yes quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down youd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown. – Thomas Hardy

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War

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others. – Daisaku Ikeda

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War

Random Quotes

I believe more follies are committed out of complaisance to the world, than in following our own inclinations. – Mary Wortley Montagu

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Conformity

We cannot destroy kindred: our chains stretch a little sometimes, but they never break. – Marquise de Sévigné

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Family

I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a very different kind of romantic comedy. – Edward Burns

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Romantic

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse. – Jules Renard

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Excuses