I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

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In this quote, the speaker is complaining about the amount of time spent by old men in planning wars that young men will die in. They should be focusing their time on more productive things that would benefit the world.

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1. I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.

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