Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was… - Christian Nestell Bovee

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Formerly when great fortunes were only made in war, war was a business; but now, when great fortunes are only made by business, business is war.

Christian Nestell Bovee

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About Christian Nestell Bovee

Christian Nestell Bovee (February 22, 1820 – January 18, 1904) was an epigrammatic New York writer.

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The language denotes the man. A coarse or refined character finds its expression naturally in a coarse or refined phraseology.

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