Paraffin Quotes

At the outset the solemn asseverations of monarchs and leading statesmen in each nation that they did not want war must be placed on a par with the declarations of men who pour paraffin about a house knowing they are continually striking matches and yet assert they do not want a conflagration. This form of self-deception, which involved the deception of others, is fundamentally dishonest. (Arthur Ponsonby)
He felt like an old sponge steeped in paraffin and left in the sun to dry. View quote
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