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A peace that depends on fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Henry Van Dyke

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Henry Van Dyke
Age: 80 †
Born: 1852
Born: November 10
Died: 1933
Died: April 10
Diplomat
Poet
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Nothing
Suppressed
Depends
Peace
War
Fear

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