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You have no idea how much it contributes to the general politeness and pleasantness of diplomacy when you have a little quiet armed force in the background

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We should cease to talk about vague and unreal objectives such as human rights, the raising of the living standards, and democratization. The day is not far off when we are going to have to deal in straight power concepts. The less we are then hampered by idealistic slogans, the better.
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