"This accession of territory affirms forever the..." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
This accession of territory affirms forever the power of the United States, and I have given England a maritime rival who sooner or later will humble her pride.
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“Do you know what astonished me the most in this world? The inability of force to create anything.”
“The keys of a fortress are always well worth the retirement of the garrison when it is resolved to yield only on those conditions. On this principle it is always wiser to grant an honorable capitulation to a garrison which has made a vigorous resistance than to risk an assault.”
“Medicines are only fit for old people.”
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“Tibet is not like Kuwait. Kuwait has oil.”
“Abroad, the balance of power is shifting. There are new and more terrible weapons - new and uncertain nations - new pressures of population and deprivation.”
“In my lifetime all our problems have come from mainland Europe and all the solutions have come from the English-speaking nations across the world.”
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“When I meet a government which says to me, "Your money or your life," why should I be in haste to give it my money?”
“To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.”
“The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.”