Sergei Biriuzov (1904–1964) Soviet military commander
Quoted in "Military Procurement Authorization" - Page 347 - United States - 1963
“The great powers claim that whatever they possess is theirs by right, but whatever we, the smaller countries possess is negotiable.”
As quoted in Asadollah Alam (1991), The Shah and I: The Confidential Diary of Iran's Royal Court, 1968-77, page 262
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