“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
“In war, the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich makes slaves of the poor.”
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