"The War is not over (and the one……" — J.R.R. Tolkien
"The War is not over (and the one that is, or the part of it, has been largely lost). But it is of course wrong to fall into such a mood, for Wars are always lost, and War always goes on; and it is no good growing faint."
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J.R.R. Tolkien
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