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When the rich wage war it's the poor who die. — Jean-Paul Sartre

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When the rich wage war it's the poor who die.

In the original French

Quand les riches se font la guerre, ce sont les pauvres qui meurent.

Jean-Paul Sartre
1951
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WarRich vs. poor
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1951
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Jean-Paul Sartre
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Sartre, Jean-Paul. "The Devil & the Good Lord." The Devil & the Good Lord and Two Other Plays, translated by Kitty Black. Vintage, 1962.
Original citation
Sartre, Jean-Paul. Le Diable et le be Dieu [The Devil and the Good Lord]. Directed by Louis Jouvet. 7 June 1951, Théâtre Antoine, Paris, France.

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