Georges Clemenceau/clemenceaus Second Ministry 16 November 1917 - 20 January 1920

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    America is the only nation in history which, miraculously, has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.
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    the eave-drops fall
    Heard only in the trances of the blast,
    Or if the secret ministry of frost
    Shall hang them up in silent icicles,
    Quietly shining to the quiet Moon.
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    The recognition of Russia on November 16, 1933, started forces which were to have considerable influence in the attempt to collectivize the United States.
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    It is easier to make war than to make peace.
    —Georges Clemenceau (1841–1929)