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This helpful war. It makes us better people and then it tries to kill us.
This helpful war. It makes us better people and then it tries to kill us.
Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
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- Chris Cleave
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- Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Chris Cleave: documented birth year 1973; activity date not established. Wikidata Q1077103, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077103 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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