They were beaten to start with. They were beaten when they took them f…

Ernest Hemingway
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They were beaten to start with. They were beaten when they took them from their farms and put them in the army. That is why the peasant has wisdom, because he is defeated from the start. Put him in power and see how wise he is. ✨ Ernest Hemingway (2014). The Hemingway Collection, p.184, Simon and Schuster
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