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Until mankind shall cease to have ambition and avarice, wars will arise.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Until mankind shall cease to have ambition and avarice, wars will arise.”
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Beveridge suggests that human nature, driven by ambition and greed, will always lead to conflict.
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