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Serious sport is war minus the shooting. - George Orwell

Serious sport is war minus the shooting. – George Orwell

Other quotes by George Orwell

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell

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Men
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George Orwell
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If you have embraced a creed which appears to be free from the ordinary dirtiness of politics – a creed from which you yourself cannot expect to draw any material advantage – surely that proves that you are in the right? – George Orwell

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Politics
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George Orwell
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War
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There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war. – Will Durant

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War

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism – despotism during the campaign – is indispensable. – Walter Bagehot

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War

Nothing is more useless in developing a nations economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road to social development more than the financial burden of war. War is the arch enemy of national progress and the modern scourge of civilized men. – King Hussein I

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War

Theres no question that jihad historically means war. – Pat Robertson

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War

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