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I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes.
Ernest Hemingway
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I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes. — Ernest Hemingway

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Ernest Hemingway was a Novelist from United States (1899–1961).

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This quote is attributed to Ernest Hemingway, a Novelist from United States.
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Ernest Hemingway lived from 1899 – 1961.
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