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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

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## More by John H. Arnold

> [“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

> [“History is above all else an argument. It is an argument between different historians; and, perhaps, an argument between the past and the present,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-arnold/history-is-above-all-else-an-argument-it-is-an-argument-between/)

John H. Arnold

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