"Yes, a war is inevitable. Firstly, there's you……" — Ford Madox Ford
"Yes, a war is inevitable. Firstly, there's you fellows who can't be trusted. And then there's the multitude who mean to have bathrooms and white enamel. Millions of them; all over the world. Not merely here. And there aren't enough bathrooms and white enamel in the world to go round."
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35 Quotes by Ford Madox Ford
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