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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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Man disavows, and Deity disowns me: hell might afford my miseries a shelter; therefore hell keeps her ever-hungry mouths all bolted against me. – William Cowper

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Absence from whom we love is worse than death, and frustrates hope severer than despair. – William Cowper

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Vice stirs up war, virtue fights. – Luc de Clapiers

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I remember the 80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind of a dark, depressing time. – John Cusack

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Are bombs the only way of setting fire to the spirit of a people? Is the human will as inert as the past two world-wide wars would indicate? – Gregory Clark

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God has been pleased to save us during the years of war that have already passed. We pray that He may be pleased to save us to the end. But we must do our part. – Eamon de Valera

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