Two armies at death-grips — that is one great army committing suicide.
• Variant translation: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide." - Meaning and context.">
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Two armies at death-grips — that is one great army committing suicide.
• Variant translation: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.

— Henri Barbusse

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Two armies at death-grips — that is one great army committing suicide.
• Variant translation: Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Henri Barbusse

About Henri Barbusse

Henri Barbusse (17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist, journalist and member of the French Communist Party.