“The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.”

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The quote says that history shows war does not lead to peace. It compares wars to bad tools that cannot shape a peaceful future. The point is that peaceful outcomes require peaceful methods.

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Originally said in English.

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