I hadn't thought about what any army trains for. It merely … - Allen Ginsberg

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I hadn't thought about what any army trains for. It merely maintains itself here for no exterior purpose.

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Irwin Allen Ginsberg (3 June 1926 – 5 April 1997) was an American poet born in Newark, New Jersey. He was a central figure among Beat Generation writers. Ginsberg is best known for "Howl", a long poem about consumer society's negative human values.

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