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Marianne Moore. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Comment" in The Dial, No. 86 (April 1929)

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“War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized.”
— Marianne Moore
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Moore, M. (n.d.). War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32120-war-is-pillage-versus-resistance-and-if-illusions/

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Moore, Marianne. “War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32120-war-is-pillage-versus-resistance-and-if-illusions/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Moore, Marianne. “War is pillage versus resistance and if illusions of magnitude could be transmuted into ideals of magnanimity, peace might be realized.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32120-war-is-pillage-versus-resistance-and-if-illusions/.

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