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War kills men, and men deplore the loss but war also crushes bad p

War kills men, and men deplore the loss but war also crushes bad principles and tyrants, and so saves societies. – Charles Caleb Colton

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To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism. – Elihu Root

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Say what you want to say about the rest of his presidency, including his tone-deaf response to Katrina and a war waged in Iraq on false pretenses, Bush connected with Americans in the aftermath of 9/11 because he looked as frail and unforgiving as we felt. – Ron Fournier

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I can tell you this: If Im ever in a position to call the shots, Im not going to rush to send somebody elses kids into a war. – George H. W. Bush

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We owe our World War II veterans – and all our veterans – a debt we can never fully repay. – Doc Hastings

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We do not look in our great cities for our best morality. – Jane Austen

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Therefore, dont let sinners take courage to think they will be favoured like the thief on the cross for we see on the other side, they may be like the hardened one, and reproach death itself. – Elias Hicks

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You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you. – Joseph Joubert

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He who is void of virtuous attachments in private life is, or very soon will be, void of all regard for his country. There is seldom an instance of a man guilty of betraying his country, who had not before lost the feeling of moral obligations in his private connections. – Samuel Adams

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