I think a curse should rest on me - because I love this war. I know it…

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I think a curse should rest on me - because I love this war. I know it's smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment - and yet - I can't help it - I enjoy every second of it. ✨ Winston Churchill's letter to a friend, 1916.
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I think a curse should rest on me - because I love this war. I know it's smashing and shattering the lives of thousands every moment - and yet - I can't help it - I enjoy every second of it. ✨ Winston Churchill's letter to a friend, 1916.

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