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Anti war Quote by Fred Reed

“Wars are the hobbies of half-informed children who have somehow come into possession of the levers of power.” quote by Fred Reed — Download Open image

“Wars are the hobbies of half-informed children who have somehow come into possession of the levers of power.”

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I may think that hornets do not have an ideal social organization. But I know better than to poke their nest.

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Kids esteem themselves when they have accomplished something worth esteeming.

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When someone tells me that 'the Almighty told me to do this', I want to see the transcript.

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The worst evils which mankind has ever had to endure were inflicted by bad governments.

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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

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You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.

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