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Quote by George Orwell
There is hardly such a thing as a war in which it makes no differe

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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Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. – George Orwell

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To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization. – George Orwell

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In our age there is no such thing as keeping out of politics. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. – George Orwell

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The inevitableness, the idealism, and the blessing of war, as an indispensable and stimulating law of development, must be repeatedly emphasized. – Friedrich Von Bernhardi

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War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. – Leo Tolstoy

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We owe our World War II veterans – and all our veterans – a debt we can never fully repay. – Doc Hastings

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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passions, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. РAndr̩ Gide, Journals, 13 September 1938

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