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There have been only 268 of the past 3,421 years free of war. - Wi

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

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To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. – Will Durant

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Civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice. – Will Durant

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The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. – George Orwell

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In war the heroes always outnumber the soldiers ten to one. – H. L. Mencken

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We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace. – Jeane J. Kirkpatrick

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In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As a print reporter without the cameras, I was able to really test the quality of their minds and their knowledge base. – Robert Scheer

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