Otto von Bismarck — "Woe to the statesman whose arguments for entering a war are not as convincing at…"
Woe to the statesman whose arguments for entering a war are not as convincing at its end as they were at its beginning.
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A warning about the long-term justification of military actions.
Date: Late 19th century
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