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War is a ritual, a deadly ritual, not the result of aggressive self-assertion, but of self-transcending identification. without loyalty to tribe, church, flag or ideal, there would be no wars.
-Arthur Koestler
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War Is A Ritual, A Deadly Ritual,

Arthur Koestler
War is a ritual, a deadly ritual, not the result of aggressive self-assertion, but of self-transcending identification. without loyalty to tribe, church, flag or ideal, there would be no wars.
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