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There is no doubt that we are a very cruel people,' Winston Churchill wrote home from the front. 'Severity always,' went the British motto, 'justice when possible.

Wade Davis

There is no doubt that we are a very cruel people,' Winston Churchill wrote home from the front. 'Severity always,' went the British motto, 'justice when possible.

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About Wade Davis

Wade Davis may refer to:

Wade Davis (anthropologist) (born 1953), Canadian anthropologist and ethnobotanist
Wade Davis (American football) (born 1977), former American football player
Wade Davis (baseball) (born 1985), former baseball player
Wade–Davis Bill, American legislation, vetoed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864
Wade Davis, president and CEO of UniMás