"Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement."
— Winfield Scott

January 1, 1970

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As quoted in The Iron Man of India (1951) by S. Jaysbee, p. 57

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As quoted in The Iron Man of India (1951) by S. Jaysbee, p. 57