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The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.

Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern

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Arthur Koestler
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Approximate author period: c. 1944 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Arthur Koestler, based on documented lifetime 1905 to 1983. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78494 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78494 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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