A congress of the powers is deceit agreed on between diplomats - it is the pen of Machiavelli combined with the scimitar of Mahomet. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

A congress of the powers is deceit agreed on between diplomats - it is the pen of Machiavelli combined with the scimitar of Mahomet.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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