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    Symposium on War: A Collection of Quotes on the Horror and Evils of War
    Symposium on War: A Collection of Quotes on the Horror and Evils of War
    Symposium on War: A Collection of Quotes on the Horror and Evils of War
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    Symposium on War: A Collection of Quotes on the Horror and Evils of War

    By John Horsch

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    War is the only game in which both sides lose.—Walter Scott.


    The most victorious war is a misfortune, not only for the conquered but for the conqueror as well.—Moltke (German General, 1841).


    There was never a good war or a bad peace.—Benjamin Franklin to Sir Joseph Banks, July 27, 1783.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCrossReach Publications
    Release dateJun 20, 2020
    Symposium on War: A Collection of Quotes on the Horror and Evils of War

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