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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, infused with patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader, and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I have done. And I am Caesar.
- Julius Caesar
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June 2
1916: MOUNT SORREL, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 13 June 16)
1917: VC won by William Avery Bishop, Royal Flying Corps, near Cambrai, France
1953: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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