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Kings play at war unfairly with republics they can only lose some earth, and some creatures they value as little, while republics lose in every soldier a part of themselves.

Walter Savage Landor

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Walter Savage Landor
Age: 89 †
Born: 1775
Born: January 30
Died: 1864
Died: September 17
Poet
Writer
Warwick
Warwickshire
Littles
Creatures
Little
Value
Play
Lose
Every
Loses
Republics
Values
Unfairly
War
Republic
Part
Soldier
Earth
Kings

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