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War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War and Peace,' 'A Farewell to Arms,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Those are some of the greatest tragedies.
War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War and Peace,' 'A Farewell to Arms,' 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Those are some of the greatest tragedies.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- David Mamet
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for David Mamet: documented birth year 1947; activity date not established. Wikidata Q269927, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269927 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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