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Quote by Paul Valery
War: a massacre of people who dont know each other for the profit

War: a massacre of people who dont know each other for the profit of people who know each other but dont massacre each other. – Paul Valery

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Our judgments judge us, and nothing reveals us, exposes our weaknesses, more ingeniously than the attitude of pronouncing upon our fellows. – Paul Valery

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