"Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war but on the love of peace."
-Julien Benda
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"And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.“
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"And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died."
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