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“Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.”
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- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- dfead0909b0deeda90c925f59b6bf5348d7a09b206ac1e41ac727b1c07707163
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“War arises from both sides feeling they have a hope of victory.”
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