"No one is wise enough, no nation is important enough, no human interest is precious enough, to justify the wholesale destruction and murder which constitute the science of war."

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Source : John Haynes Holmes (1959). “I Speak for Myself: The Autobiography of John Haynes Holmes”

John Haynes Holmes

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“I'm a huge fan of the program 'Democracy Now,' which is hosted by Amy Goodman, and I subscribe to the podcast.”
“In my last two years in high school, my face was pocked with pimples, I stammered when I spoke; if I made a mistake, I blushed furiously, and when nervous, as I was in the company of girls, I perspired freely.”
“The essence of life is the smile of round female bottoms, under the shadow of cosmic boredom.”
“Oh precious heart,Â you think you're lost, look down look down and find your feet. The next step is the path you're on”
“I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.”
“Only nine States have been represented since my arrival till within three days. There are now Eleven States barely represented. This tardiness in the States or their Delegates, besides retarding the most important Business makes it exceeding fatiguing to those that do attend.”
“Love enriches the nature, enlarging, purifying, and elevating it.”
“She left for Juilliard the day after Labor Day. I drove her to the airport. She kissed me good-bye. She told me that she loved me more than life itself. Then she stepped through security. She never came back.”

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