War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade. (Percy Bysshe Shelley)

War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyer's jest, the hired assassin's trade.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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