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  1. 24-Oct-2006, 16:23 #1
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    Can one say 'I am a man for peace' meaning 'I am a man who wants peace', 'I am a man who is for peace?'
    Can one say 'I am a man for reconciliation' meaning 'I am a man who wants reconciliation', 'I am a man who is for reconciliation?'
  2. 24-Oct-2006, 21:25 #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by yervand View Post
    Can one say 'I am a man for peace' meaning 'I am a man who wants peace', 'I am a man who is for peace?'
    Can one say 'I am a man for reconciliation' meaning 'I am a man who wants reconciliation', 'I am a man who is for reconciliation?'
    You could, but it would be better as "I am for peace" or "I am for reconciliation".
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  3. 24-Oct-2006, 21:50 #3
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    Or I am a man of peace
  4. 24-Oct-2006, 22:18 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by curmudgeon View Post
    Or I am a man of peace
    Didn't Churchill say that about Chamberlain at Chamberlain's funeral?

    He was a man of peace.
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  5. 24-Oct-2006, 22:20 #5
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    Who? Churchill or Chamberlain?
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    Quote Originally Posted by curmudgeon View Post
    Who? Churchill or Chamberlain?
    Chamberlain. That's what the phrase "about Chamberlain" meant.
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    I was trying to be sarcastic, no one in their right mind would describe Churchill as a peacemonger
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    Quote Originally Posted by curmudgeon View Post
    I was trying to be sarcastic, no one in their right mind would describe Churchill as a peacemonger
    In the end, Churchill's peace was far better than the one Chamberlain was seeking.
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    Possibly
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    Quote Originally Posted by curmudgeon View Post
    Possibly
    From the movie "First Knight": Sometimes there is a peace that can only be found on the other side of war.
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