Little did we guess that what has been called the century of the commo…

Winston Churchill
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Little did we guess that what has been called the century of the common man would witness as its outstanding feature more common men killing each other with greater facilities than any other five centuries together in the history of the world. ✨ Winston Churchill (2012). Churchill: The Power of Words, p.515, Da Capo Press
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