Diplomacy… mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its will on a weaker one, while saving its fleets and battalions for weightier opponents.


"Letters from Zedelghem", p. 462 - Cloud Atlas (2004)

David Mitchell Quotes

Diplomacy… mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its will on a weaker one, while saving its ...

Diplomacy… mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its will on a weaker one, while saving its ...

Diplomacy… mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its will on a weaker one, while saving its ...

Diplomacy… mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its will on a weaker one, while saving its ...