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Famous quotes containing the words die and/or von:

“When I die at any rate I shall do so in the full and certain hope that there will be no resurrection, but that death will give me quittance in full.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

“War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human nature; and it is not without regret that I see it disappearing more and more from the scene.”
—Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)