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Peace is an unstable equilibrium, which can be preserved only by acknowledged supremacy or equal power.

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Will Durant
Age: 96 †
Born: 1885
Born: November 5
Died: 1981
Died: November 7
Historian
Philosopher
Writer
North Adams
Massachusetts
William James Will Durant
William James Durant
Acknowledged
Supremacy
Preserved
Unstable
Equilibrium
Equal
Peace
Power

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