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Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.
Unconditional war can no longer lead to unconditional victory. It can no longer serve to settle disputes... can no longer be of concern to great powers alone.
Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
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- John F. Kennedy
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- Approximate author period: c. 1940 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1917 to 1963; Wikidata Q9696, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9696 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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