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This man in his own country prayed we know not to what powers

Quote byRudyard Kipling · 1865–1936

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epitaphs of the War (1914-1918) (1918), Hindu Sepoy in France.

English (original)

This man in his own country prayed we know not to what powers. We pray them to reward him for his bravery in ours.

— Rudyard Kipling

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