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“The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to confer a compliment, but to secure a convenience.”
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- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 68f76dc67f2c3a74691c68206aeccb5f353a4e3b837059da9636497d40a40062
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