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Quote by Thomas Hardy
Yes quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down youd treat

Yes quaint and curious war is! You shoot a fellow down youd treat if met where any bar is, or help to half-a-crown. – Thomas Hardy

Other quotes by Thomas Hardy

Let me enjoy the earth no less
Because the all-enacting Might
That fashioned forth its loveliness
Had other aims than my delight. – Thomas Hardy

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Earth
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Thomas Hardy
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I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. – Thomas Hardy

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Death
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Thomas Hardy
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War hath no fury like a noncombatant. – Charles Edward Montague, Disenchantment

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War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures. – Ron Paul

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