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"Col. Looseleaf Harper"

Wars would be a lot better, I think, if guys would say to themselves sometimes "Jesus — I'm not going to do that to the enemy. That's too much."

— Kurt Vonnegut

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Wars would be a lot better, I think, if guys would say to themselves sometimes "Jesus — I'm not going to do that to the enemy. That's too much." " in the context of ""Col. Looseleaf Harper"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kurt Vonnegut

About Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (11 November 1922 – 11 April 2007) was an American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction.