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Yet, when one thinks of it, diplomacy without force is a but a rotten reed to lean upon.

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Joseph Conrad
Age: 66 †
Born: 1857
Born: December 3
Died: 1924
Died: August 3
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Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski
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