"On tue un homme, on est un assassin. On tue des millions d'hommes, on est un conquérant. On les tue tous, on est un dieu."
— Jean Rostand

January 1, 1970

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Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god. — See also "The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic." (misattributed to Joseph Stalin)