To Deal With The True Causes Of War One Must Begin By Recognizing As Of Prime Relevancy To The Solution Of The Problem The Familiar Fact That Civilization Is A Partial, Incomplete, And, To A Great Extent, Superficial Modification Of Barbarism. - SearchQuotes

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To deal with the true causes of war one must begin by recognizing as of prime relevancy to the solution of the problem the familiar fact that civilization is a partial, incomplete, and, to a great extent, superficial modification of barbarism.

Elihu Root

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