“When dealing with Canadians, it is advantageous to seem to be negotiating from a position of weakness, for when faced with an abject opponent, they become concession-happy and will accede to almost anything.”
Quote by Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens
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Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens
Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens, was an enigmatic British nobleman. He was born on March 1, 1753, and died on February 19, 1839. more
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