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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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It has too often been too easy for rulers and governments to incite man to war. – Lester B. Pearson

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Officials at the White House are saying that President Bush hasnt changed his schedule much since the war started. The main difference, they say, is that hes started watching the news and taping Sponge Bob. – Conan OBrien

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What is not conservative about saying, Dont go to war unless we go to war properly with a full declaration of war and no other way? – Ron Paul

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Until democracy in effective enthusiastic action fills the vacuum created by the power of modern inventions, we may expect the fascists to increase in power after the war both in the United States and in the world. – Henry A. Wallace

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