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We always prefer war on our own terms to peace on someone else's.

Mignon McLaughlin

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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
Writer
the United States of America
War
Else
Someone
Prefer
Always
Kindness
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Compassion
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Peace

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