History is littered with the wars which everybody knew would never happen.

Enoch Powell

Quoted in The Times of London

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Topic

War

Speaker

Enoch Powell

Source

The Times of London

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1967 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Powell, Enoch. Speech at the Conservative Party Conference. 19 Oct. 1967, UK.

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If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,-
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

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Author

Wilfred Owen
Source
Dulce et Decorum Est
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." Poems by Wilfred Owen. Chatto & Windus, 1920.

Current Citation

Owen, Wilfred. "Dulce et Decorum Est." The War Poems Of Wilfred Owen. Random House UK, 2018.