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The Vowel-less Knights #7
A few more from the Vowel-less Knights:
1. Wr s bstl bsnss, t s tr, bt n prf w r hmn s r blt t lrn, vn frm t, hw bttr t xst.
2. Wr s nt lf: t s sttn, n whch m nthr b gnrd r ccptd.
3. Wr ... shld nl b dclrd b th thrt f th ppl, whs tls nd trsrs r t spprt ts brdns, nstd f th gvrnmnt whch s t rp ts frts.
1. Wr s bstl bsnss, t s tr, bt n prf w r hmn s r blt t lrn, vn frm t, hw bttr t xst.
2. Wr s nt lf: t s sttn, n whch m nthr b gnrd r ccptd.
3. Wr ... shld nl b dclrd b th thrt f th ppl, whs tls nd trsrs r t spprt ts brdns, nstd f th gvrnmnt whch s t rp ts frts.
Hint
1. Written by a noted culinary critic and autobiographer.2. Written by one of the 20th century's most famous poets.
3. Written by a U.S. President. (not the current one)
Answer
1. War is a beastly business, it is true, but one proof we are human is our ability to learn, even from it, how better to exist.Bonus: M.F.K. Fisher, in How to Cook a Wolf, revised edition, 1951.
2. War is not life: it is a situation, one which may neither be ignored or accepted.
Bonus: T.S. Eliot, a Pulitzer Prize winning poet.
3. War ... Should only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits.
Bonus: James Madison, fourth U.S. President
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Never heard any of the quotes and never heard of any of the authors except #2. Got most of the words and would have been able to give you an idea of what they said, but didn't quite get it word for word.
Should have spent more time on it. Challenging and good quotes. All together a good effort.
Should have spent more time on it. Challenging and good quotes. All together a good effort.
Scout, these are my favorites. Thanks for sharing the voweless Knights!
You are very welcome, Zonarita. I am glad you enjoy them.
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