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Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between t

Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. – Ambrose Bierce

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Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. – Ambrose Bierce

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Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans – born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace. – John F. Kennedy

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Let me just say: Peace to you, if youre willing to fight for it. – Fred Hampton

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Let us have peace. – Ulysses S. Grant

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