Constructive Quote by Vera Brittain

“The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.” quote by Vera Brittain — Download Open image

“The pacifist's task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive substitute for war.”

Vera Brittain

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An author who waits for the right 'mood' will soon find that 'moods' get fewer and fewer until they cease altogether.

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“[I] wondered if he was looking up at that same moon, far away, and thinking of me as I was thinking of him.”

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