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"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein.

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I totally agree with the sentiment, but the citation marks might not be wholly appropriate. This is what Snopes said when they dug into it:

> "We found several other instances of people making similar statements at around the same time, indicating that this was a popular opinion at that time that was evidently shared by Albert Einstein. However, we have been unable to find a direct quote from the physicist that matches this particular meme."

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/einstein-world-war-iv-stic...

If I were famous enough for people to attribute quotes to me while I was still alive, I would totally take the good, pithy ones and go, "I've said it before and I'll say it again..." at my next interview.

I know Mike Godwin and can tell you he at least doesn’t have to.

Every popular quip ends up being attributed to Mark Twain.

-- Voltaire

> sticks and stones.

well, the clashes on the India-Chinese border in the Himalayas comes to mind...

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