A Quote by Rex Stout

War doesn't mature men; it merely pickles them in the brine of disgust and dread.

Rex Stout

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Disgust Dread Mature Men Merely Pickles Them War

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Rex Stout
American - Writer
December 1, 1886 - October 27, 1975

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Bob Stoops

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