Diplomatie, die [Subst], Die patriotische Kunst, für sein Vaterland zu lügen.Ambrose Bierce
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Diplomacy, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country.Ambrose Bierce
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"Diplomatie, die [Subst], Die patriotische Kunst, für sein Vaterland zu lügen."
— Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce
1842 – 1914
US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Journalist und Geodät
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