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Billy Collins - Wars begin through greed and vanity...
Wars begin through greed and vanity and are continued through the insanity of nationalism in which the boundaries of a land replace God. (Billy Collins)

Wars begin through greed and vanity and are continued through the insanity of nationalism in which the boundaries of a land replace God.

Billy Collins

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