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The expenses required to prevent a war are much lighter than those that will, if not prevented, be absolutely necessary to maintain it.

Benjamin Franklin
War, Expenses, Lighters
Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1817). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.544
The expenses required to prevent a war are much lighter than those that will, if not prevented, be absolutely necessary to maintain it.