If A Sufficient Number Of People Who Wanted To Stop War Really Did
Gather Together, They Would First Of All Begin By Making War Upon
Those Who Disagreed With Them.
If a sufficient number of people who wanted to stop war really did
gather together, they would first of all begin by making war upon
those who disagreed with them. And it is still more certain that
they would make war on people who also want to stop wars but in another way.
-- Gurdjieff (1873-1949)
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The Box, 1969 by Kendrew LaSalles
Once upon a time in the land of Hush-a-Bye,
Around about the wonderous days of yore,
They came across a sort of box, all bound with chains and
locked with locks,
And labeled, "Kindly Do Not Touch....