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War destroys all human values and is the greatest danger to everything which human beings desire and cherish.
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The quote says that war does more than cause physical destruction. It also damages the values, hopes, relationships, and ways of life that people care about. By calling war the “greatest danger,” the speaker presents it as a threat to nearly everything human beings want to protect and preserve.
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