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“How horrible it is to have so many people killed! And what a blessing that one cares for none of them!”

— Jane Austen

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Wikiquote: Jane Austen
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Context

Letter (1811-05-31) referring to the Peninsular War [Letters of Jane Austen -- Brabourne Edition]

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Austen, Jane. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Jane Austen. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jane_Austen

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