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You must promise me. You can't desire the end without desiring the means.'Ah, but one can, he thought, one can: one can desire the peace of victory without desiring the ravaged towns.
You must promise me. You can't desire the end without desiring the means.'Ah, but one can, he thought, one can: one can desire the peace of victory without desiring the ravaged towns.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Graham Greene
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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