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"peace in our time" is a famous quote, nearly a century ago: https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/30-september/chamberlain-declares-peace-in-our-time h
by ben_w 11mo ago
"peace in our time" is a famous quote, nearly a century ago: https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/30-september/chamberlain-declares-peace-in-our-time https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/30-september/c...
What AnimalMuppet shows with the failure of "peace in our time" is how speaking softly only works in combination with a big stick, to paraphrase a different politician from a different continent around a generation earlier than "peace in our time".
- rightbyte 11mo agoYes I know. The question is who they aimed at in the current day context.