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Quote by George Orwell
War is a way of shattering to pieces... materials which might othe

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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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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The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his personality, and even then not all the time. – George Orwell

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Men are at war with each other because each man is at war with himself. – Francis Meehan

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In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention. – Thomas Aquinas

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The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing for its own ends all the powers of the proletariat, all of its institutions and weapons, which its fighting vanguard has created for its war of liberation. – Clara Zetkin

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When my grandfather died, I started adopting some of his accents, to sort of remind myself of him. A homage. He was a war hero, and he was really great with his hands. – Gavin DeGraw

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