J. R. R. Tolkien quote: It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.

It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.

~ J. R. R. Tolkien ~

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It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.

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