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E. B. White1899–1985

In the mind of whatever perverted dreamer who might loose the lightning, New York must hold a steady, irresistible charm.

E. B. White on war and peace

“Here Is New York,” Holiday (1948); reprinted in Here is New York (1949)

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The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
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Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.
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The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
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