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> [Unless man has the wit and the grit to build his civilization on something better than material power, it is surely idle to talk of plans for a stable peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bowes-sayre-sr/unless-man-has-the-wit-and-the-grit-to-build-his-civilization-on/)

Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr

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## More by Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr

> [History down through the centuries has proved again and again that there can be but one outcome to a struggle for selfish power against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bowes-sayre-sr/history-down-through-the-centuries-has-proved-again-and-again-that/)

Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr

> [Religion isn't yours firsthand until you doubt it right down to the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bowes-sayre-sr/religion-isn-t-yours-firsthand-until-you-doubt-it-right-down-to-the/)

Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr

> [Unless man has the wit and the grit to build his civilization on something better than material power, it is surely idle to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bowes-sayre-sr/unless-man-has-the-wit-and-the-grit-to-build-his-civilization-on/)

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