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Quote by Jefferson Davis
I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I

I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came. – Jefferson Davis

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I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind. – Thomas Jefferson

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It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I dont regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldnt save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. Im not naive, and I dont romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job. – Chris Kyle

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The main thing I say on war is that we need to obey the law and formally declare war. – Rand Paul

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War

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey people. People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war… Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest. – C. S. Lewis

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Holds up each summer day and shakes
It out suspiciously, lest swarms
Of grape-dark clouds are lurking there…. – Philip Larkin

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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies resources, and minimized their own. – Titus Livius

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