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3 E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) White Quotes on War

E. B. (Elwyn Brooks) White quotes on war

  1. 'It's broccoli, dear.' 'I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it.'

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  2. Americans are willing to go to enormous trouble and expense defending their principles with arms, very little trouble and expense advocating them with words. Temperamentally we are ready to die for certain principles (or, in the case of overripe adults, send youngsters to die), but we show little inclination to advertise the reasons for dying.

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  3. One of the most time-consuming things is to have an enemy.

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