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June 20th, 2006   Post 1
deerslayer
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Post; Quote I can't complete- think it's Plato


"At the end of war there are three armies, the army of the dead, the army of the living, and-"

thanks in advance- it's driving me out of my mind.
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June 20th, 2006   Post 2
Redleg
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Can't find anything on this...

Only one slightly related is this one by Plato:
"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
http://www.military-quotes.com/database/p.htm
 
June 21st, 2006   Post 3
Missileer
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I think this is the one you're thinking of.

"A great war leaves the country with three armies - an army of cripples, an army of mourners, and an army of thieves."


~German proverb
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June 23rd, 2006   Post 4
mmarsh
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I heard a similar one I dont have the exact words but the jist of it was "an Army of grieving widows and orphans". Something like that.
 
June 25th, 2006   Post 5
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