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War Is The Sure Result Of The Existence Of Armed Men. That Country Which Maintains A Large Standing Army Will Sooner Or Later Have A War. The Man Who Prides Himself On Fisticuffs Is Going, Some Day, To Meet A Man Who Considers Himself The Better Man, And They Will Test The Issue.

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War Is The Sure

Elbert Hubbard

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War Is The Sure Result Of The Existence Of Armed Men. That Country Which Maintains A Large Standing Army Will Sooner Or Later Have A War. The Man Who Prides Himself On Fisticuffs Is Going, Some Day, To Meet A Man Who Considers Himself The Better Man, And They Will Test The Issue.

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