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What distinguishes war is not that man is slain but that he is slain spoiled crushed by the cruelty the injustice the treachery the murderous hand of man.

What distinguishes war is not that man is slain but that he is slain spoiled crushed by the cruelty the injustice the treachery the murderous hand of man.

Approximate author period: c. 1817 AD · industrial

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William Ellery Channing
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Approximate author period: c. 1817 AD · industrial
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