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Wendell Berry, It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays Quotes: To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we
         

To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we "know" that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.


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This page presents the quote "To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we "know" that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.". Author of this quote is Wendell Berry, It All Turns on Affection: The Jefferson Lecture and Other Essays. This quote is about imagination, death,.