We hear war called murder. It is not: it is suicide.

Ramsay MacDonald

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Topic

Nature of war War

Author

Ramsay MacDonald

Source

Observer

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Definition

Language

English

Time

1930 1930s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

MacDonald, Ramsay. Observer. 4 May 1930.

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Follow the yellow brick road.

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Topic
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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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Another quote about War

There are no warlike peoples-just warlike leaders.

Ralph J. Bunche

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Topic
War
Speaker
Ralph J. Bunche
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Bunche, Ralph J. Address to United Nations. c. 1971, New York City, NY, USA.

Another quote of the following type Definition

When a man spends the least possible number of movements over one definite action, that is grace.

Anton Chekhov

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Topic
Grace

Author

Anton Chekhov
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Definition
Language
Russian
Time
1899 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Chekhov, Anton. Letter to Alexi Peshkov (Maxim Gorky). 3 Jan. 1899.

Current Citation

Chekhov, Anton. "To Alexi Peshkov (Gorky), 3 January 1899, Yalta." A Life in Letters, translated by Rosamund Bartlett and Anthony Phillips. Penguin Classics, 2004.