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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
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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Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. – Ambrose Bierce

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker. – Ambrose Bierce

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For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him. – Gustav Stresemann

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There has not been a war in South America for fifty years, and I have every confidence that the countries of Central and South America are deeply in earnest in the maintenance of peace. – Frank B. Kellogg

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I would rather have peace in the world than be President. – Harry S. Truman

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