Charles Caleb Colton Quote

Wars are to the body politic, what drams are to the individual. There are times when they may prevent a sudden death, but if frequently resorted to, or long persisted in, they heighten the energies only to hasten the dissolution.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)


Wars are to the body politic, what drams are to the individual. There are times when they may prevent a sudden death, but if frequently resorted to,...

Wars are to the body politic, what drams are to the individual. There are times when they may prevent a sudden death, but if frequently resorted to,...

Wars are to the body politic, what drams are to the individual. There are times when they may prevent a sudden death, but if frequently resorted to,...

Wars are to the body politic, what drams are to the individual. There are times when they may prevent a sudden death, but if frequently resorted to,...