Class Quote by Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

“Peace is an Excellent Thing, and War is a great Misfortune. But there are Many things More valuable than Peace, and many Things Much worse than war. The maintenance of the Ottoman Empire belongs to the First Class, the Occupation of Turkey by Russia belongs to the Second.” quote by Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston — Download Open image

“Peace is an Excellent Thing, and War is a great Misfortune. But there are Many things More valuable than Peace, and many Things Much worse than war. The maintenance of the Ottoman Empire belongs to the First Class, the Occupation of Turkey by Russia belongs to the Second.”

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston

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