“War its thousands slays, Peace its ten thousands.”
Beilby Porteus (1731–1809) Bishop of Chester; Bishop of London
Source: Death: A Poetical Essay (1759), Line 178.
“Of war and peace the truth just twist, its curfew gull it glides.”
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), Gates of Eden
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