Man's history is a heavy shame of wars and tears,
the earth's a blood-soaked slaughterhouse, there is no truth,
nor joy, nor virtue, nor reward, nor saving hope.
 Nikos Kazantzakis, The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel (1938). copy citation

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Author Nikos Kazantzakis
Source The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel
Topic war virtue
Date 1938
Language English
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Note Translated by Kimon Friar
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