“Knowing things is magical, if other people don't know them.”

— Terry Pratchett, book A Hat Full of Sky

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English author 1948–2015

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“War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.”

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La guerre, c'est un massacre de gens qui ne se connaissent pas, au profit de gens qui se connaissent, mais ne se massacrent pas.
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