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You People Speak So Lightly Of War; You Don't Know What You're Talking About. War Is A Terrible Thing!
-William Tecumseh Sherman
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You People Speak So Lightly Of War;
William Tecumseh Sherman
You People Speak So Lightly Of War; You Don't Know What You're Talking About. War Is A Terrible Thing!
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