"We love peace as we abhor pusillanimity; but not peace at any price. There is a peace more destructive of the manhood of living man than war is destructive of his material body. Chains are worse than bayonets."
War and peace

January 1, 1970

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Douglas Jerrold, Jerrold's Wit, Peace

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