“When the rich make war, it's the poor that die.”

—  Jean Paul Sartre , book The Devil and the Good Lord

Quand les riches se font la guerre, ce sont les pauvres qui meurent.
The Devil and the Good Lord (1951)
Source: Le diable et le bon dieu

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Quand les riches se font la guerre, ce sont les pauvres qui meurent.

The Devil and the Good Lord (1951)
Source: Le diable et le bon dieu

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