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I, who served my country for 27 years as a soldier, I say to you, Your Majesty, the King of Jordan, and I say to you, our American friends: Today we are embarking on a battle which has no dead and no wounded, no blood and no anguish. This is the only battle which is a pleasure to wage: the battle of peace.

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  2. You can only make peace with your enemies.
  3. Military cemeteries in every corner of the world are silent testimony to the failure of national leaders to sanctify human life.
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