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Men who expect universal peace through invention of destructive weapons of war are no wiser than one who, noting the improvement of agricultural implements, should prophesy an end to the tilling of the soil.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Dod Grile
William Herman
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