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

    “Every constitution..., and every law, naturally expires at the end of 19 years [a generation]. If it be enforced longer, it is an act of force, and not of right.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “Fiddle-dee-dee! War, war, war. This war talk’s spoiling all the fun at every party this spring. I get so bored I could scream. Besides, there isn’t going to be any war.”
    —Sidney Howard (1891–1939)

    “The only peace is being out of earshot.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)