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John Hay Beith
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“War is hell, and all that, but it has a good deal to recommend it. It wipes out all the small nuisances of peace-time.”
John Hay Beith (1876–1952) first seen 1915 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: First Hundred Thousand (book, 1915)
“What do you mean, funny? Funny-peculiar or funny ha-ha?”
John Hay Beith (1876–1952) first seen 1936 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Housemaster (play, 1936)