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Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
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Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914.
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He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.
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The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
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A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.
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History, How, Learned, Make, Most, Napoleon, New, Ones, Past, Study, Those