The soldier's lot is the most melancholy relic of barbarism (next to capital punishment) that lingers on among mankind. (Alfred de Vigny)

The soldier's lot is the most melancholy relic of barbarism (next to capital punishment) that lingers on among mankind.

Alfred de Vigny

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