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Oft he that doth abide
Is cause of his own paine,
But he that flieth in good read more
Oft he that doth abide
Is cause of his own paine,
But he that flieth in good tide
Perhaps may fight again.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.
She is a wall of brass;
You shall not pass! You shall not pass!
Spring up like read more
She is a wall of brass;
You shall not pass! You shall not pass!
Spring up like Summer grass,
Surge at her, mass on mass,
Still shall you break like glass,
Splinter and break like shivered glass,
But pass?
You shall not pass!
They shall not pass till the stars be darkened:
Two swords crossed in front of the Hun;
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They shall not pass till the stars be darkened:
Two swords crossed in front of the Hun;
Never a groan but God has harkened,
Counting their cruelties one by one.
The real war will never get in the books.
The real war will never get in the books.
It is not only the living who are killed in war.rn
It is not only the living who are killed in war.rn
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder read more
What is absurd and monstrous about war is that men who have no personal quarrel should be trained to murder one another in cold blood.
Only the winners decide what were war crimes.
Only the winners decide what were war crimes.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.