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I would no more teach children military training than teach them arson, robbery, or assassination.

Eugene V. Debs

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Eugene V. Debs
Age: 70 †
Born: 1855
Born: November 5
Died: 1926
Died: October 20
Peace Activist
Political Leader
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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