War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my l…

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War: First day in the U.S. Army, the government placed a Bible in my left hand, a bayonet in the other. ✨ Edward Abbey (2015). A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, p.19, RosettaBooks
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