"But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents."

War, Children, Influence, Parents

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"But that was war. Just about all he could find in its favor was that it paid well and liberated children from the pernicious influence of their parents."

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