The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions. (Robert Wilson Lynd)

The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.

Robert Wilson Lynd

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