All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no…

Mark Twain
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All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no personal animosity; strangers whom, in other circumstances, you would help if you found them in trouble, and who would help you if you needed it. ✨ Mark Twain (2004). The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, p.424, 1st World Publishing
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