Brutal Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

“War is a brutal and fierce means of pacification; it means the suppression of resistance by the destruction or enslavement of the conquered.” quote by Henri Frederic Amiel — Download Open image

“War is a brutal and fierce means of pacification; it means the suppression of resistance by the destruction or enslavement of the conquered.”

Henri Frederic Amiel

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