Diplomacy which does not rest on force is the most feeble and futile of weapons, and except for bare self-defence, we have not the force. (Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury)

Diplomacy which does not rest on force is the most feeble and futile of weapons, and except for bare self-defence, we have not the force.

Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury

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