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Who said, "an inglorious peace is better than a dishonorable war".

bidaskbidask Posts: 14,057 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Because of the time frame I was going to say it was the Rough Rider himself. But I am wrong. But now that I know it makes sense who did say it.
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    OneCentOneCent Posts: 3,561 ✭
    I too would have guessed TR. In retrospect and thinking about the man, TR would have never said that. It is not suprising who the quotation is attributed to (now that I know).









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    WalmannWalmann Posts: 2,806 ✭
    Its not a matter of peace at any price, but war at any provocation.

    Trying to remember which of my friend's ex-wife lived by that philosophy.
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    LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,680 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wasn't it "Peace with Honor" when we lost Vietnam?
    "My friends who see my collection sometimes ask what something costs. I tell them and they are in awe at my stupidity." (Baccaruda, 12/03).I find it hard to believe that he (Trump) rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world. (Putin 1/17) Gone but not forgotten. IGWT, Speedy, Bear, BigE, HokieFore, John Burns, Russ, TahoeDale, Dahlonega, Astrorat, Stewart Blay, Oldhoopster, Broadstruck, Ricko, Big Moose, Cardinal.
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    Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,759 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mark Twain siad it when he was running for Pres I think...
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    TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 45,092 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it--namely, in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.


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