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> [“War is sometimes described as long periods of boredom punctuated by short moments of excitement. History is often similar, if rather safer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-arnold/war-is-sometimes-described-as-long-periods-of-boredom-punctuated-by/)

[John H. Arnold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-arnold/)

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> [We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-benn/we-used-to-have-a-war-office-but-now-we-have-a-ministry-of-defence/)

[Tony Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-benn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fe/tony-benn-2543_bombers_we-used-to-have-a-war-office-but-now-we_917053.jpg)

> [War is often described as a law of nature-this is not true: Among the lower animals, war is unknown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aldous-huxley/war-is-often-described-as-a-law-of-nature-this-is-not-true-among-the/)

[Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aldous-huxley/)

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> [“Mr. Nadjafi collected my footage and edited it in ways that cast American troops and American policy in the worst possible light.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-lindhout/mr-nadjafi-collected-my-footage-and-edited-it-in-ways-that-cast/)

[Amanda Lindhout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-lindhout/)

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> [“According to Robert, his friend Moses was a soldier in the first war, as he described it. He fought Indians and soldiers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-b-brewer/according-to-robert-his-friend-moses-was-a-soldier-in-the-first-war/)

[Nancy B. Brewer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-b-brewer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/nancy-b-brewer-4798_friendship_according-to-robert-his-friend-moses-was_3180250.jpg)

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