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Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.
War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.

Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West
War has become a luxury that only small nations can afford.
Listen up - there's no war that will end all wars.

Kafka on the Shore
The only defensible war is a war of defense
When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost
War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose; then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is surprised that everyone has lost
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