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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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A great war leaves the country with three armies — an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves. – German Proverb

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War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering. – Karl Von Clausewitz

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Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace. – Charles Sumner

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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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