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Quote by Benjamin Franklin
All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration? – Benjamin Franklin

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Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. – Benjamin Franklin

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