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Diplomacy
I was just reading a Star Trek book and Mr Spock had an interesting take on diplomacy.
"Diplomacy is the art of prolonging a conflict."
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Another way of looking at it is diplomacy delays inevitable conflict until your forces are ready.
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There is an old Vulcan proverb, only Nixon could go to China
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The man was a study in contradictions.
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Of course, Shakespeare's best in the original Klingon.
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives. Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect" Mors ante pudorem Last edited by Legbreaker; 04-29-2021 at 04:56 AM. |
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