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Quote by Washington Irving
The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy w

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of course is to be effected by stratagem. – Washington Irving

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Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business. – Washington Irving

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A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. – Washington Irving

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