“To those on both sides who suffered.”
Paul Fussell (1924–2012) Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
The dedication
The Boys' Crusade (2003)
“You are always on the right side when you are with those who suffer persecution and injustice.”
Source: Pilgrim of the Absolute (1947), p. 293
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