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Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 Quotes: His only weakness was the habit of prophesying war within the next fortnight. George Bernard Shaw
         

His only weakness was the habit of prophesying war within the next fortnight. George Bernard Shaw


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His only weakness was the habit of prophesying war within the next fortnight. George Bernard Shaw
         



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