A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience and many have been precipitated by reckless haste. (Adlai Stevenson II)

A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.

Adlai Stevenson II

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