Eve MerriamI dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, Mother, what was war?
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This quote appears in an article in which a mother explains that she wanted to give birth to a child who will ask, “Mother, what was war?” She would want to tell her child about the horrors of war. If there was a chance for her child to learn about the horrors of war from the parent who experienced it, she would want to do it. She would want her child to know about all of the people who fought and died in war. She wants her child to know about the thousands of children who were orphaned by war. She wants her child to know that there are still people out there suffering from the long-lasting effects of war.
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