#rivals

Mr. Chamberlain desires to avert the threat to England's peace by making England, in alliance with Germany, stronger than her rivals and so to force them to renounce their hostile intentions against her. ↗

— Bernhard von Bulow

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#alliance #avert #chamberlain #desires #england

Don't divide the world into "them" and "us." Avoid infatuation with or resentment of the press, the Congress, rivals, or opponents. Accept them as facts. They have their jobs and you have yours. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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#avoid #congress #divide #facts #infatuation

In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise. ↗

— Virgil Thomson

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#learn #london #paris #poise #rivals