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19th Cent 🇬🇧 PM, Lord Palmerston
“🇷🇺 Gov’t has always pushed fwd its encroachments as fast & far as the apathy or want of firmness of other Gov’ts would allow.. but always to stopped & retired when it met w decided resistance & then waited the next favorable opportunity.”