“Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought…”

“Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought. Strike against manufacturing shrapnel and gas bombs and all other tools of murder. Strike against preparedness that means death and misery to millions of human beings. Be not dumb, obedient slaves in an army of destruction. Be heroes in an army of construction.”

— Helen Keller

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Title: Wikiquote: Helen Keller
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"Strike Against War", speech in Carnegie Hall (5 January 1916)

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Keller, Helen. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Helen Keller. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Helen_Keller

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