The threat of military force is holding the world to ransom, and our immediate task is...to resist aggression. (Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax)

The threat of military force is holding the world to ransom, and our immediate task is...to resist aggression.

Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

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