News at Eleven: And in despair I bowed my head,

"There is no peace on earth," I said.
"For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men."

The U.S. Civil War was still raging when [Henry Wadsworth] Longfellow wrote those words. Over 600,000 died (some estimates are closer to 700,000), more than half due to disease and primitive medical care.

from Southwest Farm Press: Peace still an elusive goal

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