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"War didn't scare me. I just didn't want to go all the way-hell over there to fight one. I had a reputation after that--I pretended I shot myself by accident, but everyone knew. I never did lose that reputation, but now most everyone is dead, and y'all ain't got any stories from them, so you have to believe mine by default: They were cowards, too. Everyone is."

"Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy."

"The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war."
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"Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced."

"I have plenty of invitations to go places, lots to do. If I'm not working, I go to have my hair taken care of and work at needlepoint."

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

"The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now."
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