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		48864w6ui on April 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Defenestrations of Prague (1419–1997) I doubt it: there's a castle less than 10 km from me which had a former owner defenestrated during medieval times (when who was left was more important, in property disputes, than who was right)

kian on April 5, 2024 [–]

I'm stealing that parenthetical...

gostsamo on April 6, 2024 | [–]

Kudos to GP for adapting the quote, but they are stepping on the shoulders of the previous generations:

https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/10/10/war-not/

kian on April 6, 2024 | | [–]

Thanks for the pointer!

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