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The cause of war is preparation for war; and of all that Europe has done in a century there is nothing that has equaled in energy, thought, and time her preparation for wholesale murder.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois critiques the militaristic tendencies of Europe, emphasizing the destructive nature of war preparation.
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