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The flow of his ink checked the flow of blood.
Said by
Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “The flow of his ink checked the flow of blood.”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson metaphorically compares the impact of legal writing to the prevention of bloodshed in conflicts.
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