“Only the sword now carries any weight in the balance for the destiny of a nation.”

—  Józef Piłsudski

(1914) [Adam Zamoyski, The Polish Way, 1987, 422, John Murray, London, ISBN 0531150690, p. 332]
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Polish politician and Prime Minister 1867–1935

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