"One must not be provoked when someone provokes him."
— Mauno Koivisto

January 1, 1970

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Koivisto used this phrase for example in 2008 when replying to Toomas Hendrik Ilves who had accused him of having opposed Estonian independence. Presidentti Koivisto: ”Ei pidä provosoitua” Uusi Suomi. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.