Battle Quote by Thomas Carlyle

“A battle is a terrible conjugation of the verb to kill: I kill, thou killest, he kills, we kill, they kill, all kill.” quote by Thomas Carlyle — Download Open image

“A battle is a terrible conjugation of the verb to kill: I kill, thou killest, he kills, we kill, they kill, all kill.”

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