Salvatore Quasimodo Quotes

War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost.

Salvatore Quasimodo

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• War, I have always said, forces men to change their standards, regardless of whether their country has won or lost.

  

  Salvatore Quasimodo
  • Men
  • Country
  • War