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

    Six years of such small preoccupations!
    Six years of shuttling in and out of this place!
    O my hunger! My hunger!
    I could have gone around the world twice
    or had new children all boys.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    There are two things which will always be very difficult for a democratic nation: to start a war and to end it.
    Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)

    We can’t forever be spending our lives paying for political follies that never gave us anything but always took from us, and I am content with the narrowest metes and bounds provided I have peace and quiet for work.
    Stefan Zweig (18811942)