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" Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world. "

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" So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable. "

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" The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other people's minds. "

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