We want to get rid of the militarist not simply because he hurts and k…

H. G. Wells
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We want to get rid of the militarist not simply because he hurts and kills, but because he is an intolerable thick-voiced blockhead who stands hectoring and blustering in our way of achievement. ✨ H.G. Wells (1921). The Outline of History
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