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I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. during a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
-P. J. O'Rourke
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I Can Understand Why Mankind Hasn't Given

P. J. O'Rourke
I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. during a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during peacetime.
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