Quote#Desire
All that we can gain in the west depends on the Entente — on the…
Quote byJózef Piłsudski · 1867–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: (Probably 1918) Margaret MacMillan, Paris 1919 : Six Months That Changed the World, Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003, , p. 211..
English (original)
All that we can gain in the west depends on the Entente — on the extent to which it may wish to squeeze Germany, [while in the east] there are doors that open and close, and it depends on who forces them open and how far.
— Józef Piłsudski
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