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Wars occur because people prepare for conflict, rather than for peace. Trygve Halvdan Lie		Tuesday Jul 21, 2026
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An anecdote is related of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), who, in speaking of religion, said, 'People differ in their discourse and profession about these matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion.' To the inquiry of 'What religion?' the Earl said, 'Men of sense never tell it.' Gilbert Burnet

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	Gilbert Burnet
	(1643-1715) History of my own Times, vol. i. p. 175, note (edition 1833) - English bishop & historian.

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An anecdote is related of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), who, in speaking of religion, said, 'People differ in their discourse and profession about these matters, but men of sense are really but of one religion.' To the inquiry of 'What religion?' the Earl said, 'Men of sense never tell it.'