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George Santayana on War

1863–1952 Spain

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Only the dead have seen the end of war.

Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies (1922)

To call war the soil of courage and virtue is like calling debauchery the soil of love.

The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress (1905)

In solitude it is possible to love mankind; in the world, for one who knows the world, there can be nothing but secret or open war.

Persons and Places (1944)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Santayana (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.