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Famous quotes containing the words years, war and/or peace:

    “The unruly waywardness that infirm and choleric years bring with them.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “The more prosperous and settled a nation, the more readily it tends to think of war as a regrettable accident; to nations less fortunate the chance of war presents itself as a possible bountiful friend.”
    —Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)

    “Mrs. Finney: Can’t we have some peace in this house, even on New Year’s Eve?
    Sadie: You got it mixed up with Christmas. New Year’s Eve is when people go back to killing each other.”
    —Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)