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August 01, 2011

Who said It? And do you agree?

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Whenever peace -- conceived as the avoidance of war -- has been the primary objective of a power or a group of powers, the international system has been at the mercy of the most ruthless member.
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Makes you think, doesn't it? Well, of course, as a characterization of the 1930s this seems right on the mark. And now? -- DL

Posted by on August 01, 2011 at 09:03 AM in Brainteasers, Spontaneous Aphorisms |

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Comments

Spot on. We will have compromise in our time.

Posted by: Jordan | August 01, 2011 at 05:41 PM

We will have compromise in our time.

Posted by: Jordan | August 01, 2011 at 05:44 PM

This is realpolitik based on the European "balance of power" model.

Posted by: Grace Koningsberg | August 02, 2011 at 01:29 AM

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