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“If war was once a chivalrous duel, it is now a dastardly slaughter.”

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Author:Artur von Bolfras

“They made a mess of 1914. They came a cropper in 1940. And now they're working up for it again.”

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Book:Wanderers of Time

Source: Wanderers of Time

“And that is why they let us down so badly. For us lads of eighteen they ought to have been mediators and guides to the world of maturity, the world of work, of duty, of culture, of progress - to the future. We often made fun of them and played jokes on them, but in our hearts we trusted them. The idea of authority, which they represented, was associated in our minds with a greater insight and a more humane wisdom. But the first death we saw shattered this belief. We had to recognize that our generation was more to be trusted than theirs. They surpassed us only in phrases and in cleverness. The first bombardment showed us our mistake, and under it the world as they had taught it to us broke in pieces.”

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Book:All quiet on the western front

Source: All quiet on the western front