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“From my desk I draft letters about a war that will be forgotten, just as its victors will be forgotten.” Seneca the Younger
“The men who draw their battle maps never account for the medicine now missing from the cabinet.” Abigail Adams
“An effective prince understands that destroying a bridge is often a clearer message than sending an ambassador.” Niccolò Machiavelli
“Consider the steel plant reduced to dust; soon enough, the dust and the bomber will be indistinguishable.” Marcus Aurelius
“The practical difference of this doctrine is a sick child who cannot get the medicine your policy just made scarce.” William James
“A man stares at the verified video on his screen, saying nothing about the factory where his brother worked.” Anton Chekhov