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François Rabelais quote about war from Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534) - This notwithstanding, I will not undertake war, until I have first tried all the ways and means of peace: that I resolve upon.

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“ This notwithstanding, I will not undertake war, until I have first tried all the ways and means of peace: that I resolve upon. ”

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Author

François Rabelais

Source

Gargantua and Pantagruel

Topic

war peace

Date

1534

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty and Peter Antony Motteux

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1200/1200-h/1200-h.htm

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François Rabelais quote about war from Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534) - This notwithstanding, I will not undertake war, until I have first tried all the ways and means of peace: that I resolve upon.

François Rabelais quote about war from Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534) - This notwithstanding, I will not undertake war, until I have first tried all the ways and means of peace: that I resolve upon.

François Rabelais quote about war from Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534) - This notwithstanding, I will not undertake war, until I have first tried all the ways and means of peace: that I resolve upon.

François Rabelais quote about war from Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534) - This notwithstanding, I will not undertake war, until I have first tried all the ways and means of peace: that I resolve upon.