"It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you."
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"A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There is all the difference in the world."
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"All war represents a failure of diplomacy."
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