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Walter Bagehot

Nations touch at their summits.

Nations touch at their summits.

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Margaret Thatcher

I prefer such principles to be accompanied by steel along with good intentions.

For my part, I favour an approach to statecraft that embraces principles, as long as it is not stifled by them; and I prefer such principles to be accompanied by steel along with good intentions.

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Rebecca West

International relationships are … preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge.

International relationships are … preordained to be clumsy gestures based on imperfect knowledge.