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"In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality." — Oct 30, 2012 02:01PM
"In Washington...the appearance of power is therefore almost as important as the reality of it. In fact, the appearance is frequently its essential reality." — Oct 30, 2012 02:01PM
“History is the memory of States.”
― A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace, 1812-1822
― A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace, 1812-1822
“strength and honor”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.”
― On War
― On War
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