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

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In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits. – Robert Hall

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Of all the species of literary composition, perhaps biography is the most delightful. The attention concentrated on one individual gives a unity to the materials of which it is composed, which is wanting in general history. – Robert Hall

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The cannon thunders… limbs fly in all directions… one can hear the groans of victims and the howling of those performing the sacrifice… its Humanity in search of happiness. – Charles Baudelaire

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We have always said that in our war with the Arabs we had a secret weapon – no alternative. – Golda Meir

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There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no difference who wins. Nearly always one side stands more of less for progress, the other side more or less for reaction. – George Orwell

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Americas veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to todays Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols. – Bill Shuster

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Have you seen but a bright lily grow,
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