Greg MortensonTwo decades of virtually uninterrupted fighting had made even the most dignified structures appear drunken, wounded, or lost. The entire city seemed to affirm the notion that warfare is a disease.
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The city of Sarajevo was a place where people lived in constant fear of bombs. People lived from day to day without knowing if they would be the next victim of a war. It was a hellish existence that seemed to have no end.
Source: Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, In Afghanistan And Pakistan
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