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chickencounter

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Quote of the Day
« on: May 27, 2007, 12:06:55 PM »
"To save your world you asked this man to die:/ Would this man, could he see you now, ask why?" - W. H. Auden (1907 - 1973) English-US poet, dramatist, editor
Epitaph for an Unknown Soldier.
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The_Professor

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Re: Quote of the Day
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2007, 02:06:38 PM »
and how many times in history has this occured, namely someone dying for their cause and the people behind it, only to wonder during those last few lonely moments whether it was all really worth it?
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Re: Quote of the Day
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2007, 05:30:44 PM »
Perhaps as often as every time .

It is good to be humble when thinking of it , some very noble people have fought for the wrong , or the looseing side.
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