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In all history there is no war which was not hatched by the governments, the governments alone, independent of the interests of the people, to whom war is always pernicious even when successful. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

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The mongers brought them together upon a mutual surrender of their principles. ↗

— Robert Toombs

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There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. ↗

— Leon Trotsky

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I have short hands. That's why I have to bend up to notes; I can't always reach the frets. ↗

— Robin Trower

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Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of registering, perpetuating and transmitting thought. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

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In the end, the only people who fail are those who do not try. ↗

— David Viscott

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Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life. ↗

— Voltaire

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Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

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Republicans in Congress boosted the economy by cutting taxes and ending programs that don't work. ↗

— Zach Wamp

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It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it. ↗

— Knute Rockne

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