"War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.
~ Martin Luther ~
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They are trying to make me into a fixed star. I am an irregular planet.
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