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War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of v

War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of virtue. It is a system out of which almost all the virtues are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices are included. – Robert Hall

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Rising health care spending occurs because it is beneficial, not a burden on the economy. – Robert Hall

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A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity. – Robert Hall

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In matters of conscience, first thoughts are best. In matters of prudence, last thoughts are best. – Robert Hall

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The refuge of the morally, intellectually, artistically and economically bankrupt is war. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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War is a way of shattering to pieces… materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable and… too intelligent. – George Orwell

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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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The west has a great deal to answer for in the Middle East, from Britains belated empire-building after the First World War to the US and British policy that condemns modern Iraq to the material and social squalor of a half-century ago. – James Buchan

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