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The dynastic conflicts of the seventeenth century are called by the same name: we have only one word, “war.” The sameness of the word too easily conceals from us the difference in significance.
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John Dewey
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Dewey reflects on how the term 'war' can mask the differing significances of various historical conflicts.
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