"I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed."

Man, Men, War, Being, Errors

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"I am not protesting against the conduct of the war, but against the political errors and insincerities for which the fighting men are being sacrificed."

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