War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas …

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War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull. ✨ Mark Twain (2010). Mark Twain's Civil War, p.21, University Press of Kentucky
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War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull. ✨ Mark Twain (2010). Mark Twain's Civil War, p.21, University Press of Kentucky

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