Battle Quote by Sherwin B. Nuland

“Not death but disease is the real enemy; disease, the malign force that requires confrontation. Death is the surcease that comes when the exhausting battle has been lost.” quote by Sherwin B. Nuland — Download Open image

“Not death but disease is the real enemy; disease, the malign force that requires confrontation. Death is the surcease that comes when the exhausting battle has been lost.”

Sherwin B. Nuland

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