Think of the condition of Europe for twenty years before, where people were fighting, not by thousands, but by millions; each one of whom as he struck his enemy wounded horribly some other innocent heart far away.

William Makepeace Thackeray
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A famous quote written by William Wordsworth. This quote, "think of the condition of Europe for twenty years before, where people were fighting, not by thousands, but by millions; each one of whom as he struck his enemy wounded horribly some other innocent heart far away", shows how brutal the war was. Even though people had no idea why they were fighting, it didn't matter, because they knew that if they died then someone else's family would suffer.

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More Quotes By William Makepeace Thackeray
  1. To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.
  2. Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?
  3. Here is a minute. It may be my love is dead, but here is a minute to kneel over the grave and pray by it.
  4. It was in the reign of George II. that the above-named personages lived and quarrelled ; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now
  5. There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen to write.
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