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Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and read more
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived read more
By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived ......
the partridge.
Which is worse? the wolf who cries before
eating the lamb or the wolf who does not.
Which is worse? the wolf who cries before
eating the lamb or the wolf who does not.
The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.
The best blood will at some time get into a fool or a mosquito.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red read more
No one need think that the world can be ruled without blood. The civil sword shall and must be red and bloody.
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
Martha Stewart stuffed and roasted canaries and found they
could no longer sing.
Martha Stewart stuffed and roasted canaries and found they
could no longer sing.
Blood alone moves the wheels of history.
Blood alone moves the wheels of history.
