Found this posted online by Richard Belzer. Ladies & Gentlemen, I give you Mark Twain's "The War Prayer".
"O Lord our Father, our young patriots, idols of our hearts, go forth to battle -- be Thou near them! With them -- in spirit -- we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe. O lord our God, help us to tear
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