Who said “Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.”?

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Carl Sandburg. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"The People, Yes" (1936)

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Sandburg, C. (n.d.). Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32152-sometime-theyll-give-a-war-and-nobody-will/

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Sandburg, Carl. “Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32152-sometime-theyll-give-a-war-and-nobody-will/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Sandburg, Carl. “Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32152-sometime-theyll-give-a-war-and-nobody-will/.

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