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

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