All that we can gain in the west depends on the Entente - on the extent to which it may wish to squeeze Germany, [while in the east] there are doors that open and close, and it depends on who forces them open and how far. (Józef Piłsudski)

All that we can gain in the west depends on the Entente - on the extent to which it may wish to squeeze Germany, [while in the east] there are doors that open and close, and it depends on who forces them open and how far.

Józef Piłsudski

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