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I have little faith in the theory that organized killing is the best prelude to peace.

Ellen Glasgow

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Ellen Glasgow
Age: 71 †
Born: 1874
Born: April 22
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Suffragette
Writer
Richmond
Virginia
Ellen Anderson Gholson Glasgow
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Faith
Peace
War
Littles
Best
Prelude
Little
Organized
Killing

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