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    The people of the two nations [French and English] must be
    brought into mutual dependence by the supply of each other's
    wants. There is no other way of counteracting the antagonism of
    language and race. It is God's own method of producing an
    entente cordiale, and no other plan is worth a farthing.

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Learn to think continentally.

Learn to think continentally.

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And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper read more

And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne.

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The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of
France and Great Britain.
[Fr., La cordiale entente qui read more

The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of
France and Great Britain.
[Fr., La cordiale entente qui existe entre le gouvernement
francais et celui de la Grande-Bretagne.]

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Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.

Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.

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I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to
give a political blank cheque read more

I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to
give a political blank cheque to Lord Salisbury.

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And statesmen at her council met
Who knew the seasons when to take
Occasion by the hand, read more

And statesmen at her council met
Who knew the seasons when to take
Occasion by the hand, and make
The bounds of freedom wider yet.

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If one has no better method of enticement to offer, the cordial
agreement seems to us to be the read more

If one has no better method of enticement to offer, the cordial
agreement seems to us to be the best compromise.
[Fr., Si l'on n'a pas de meilleurs moyen de seduction a lui
offrir, l'entente cordiale nous parait fort compromise.]

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If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.

If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.

by Alexander Smith Found in: Statesmanship Quotes,
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Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.

Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.

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