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“The principle of neutrality ... has increasingly become an obsolete conception, and, except under very special circumstances, it is an immoral and shortsighted conception.”

Quote by John Foster Dulles

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John Foster Dulles

John Foster Dulles was a prominent American politician and diplomat, born on February 25, 1888, and died on May 24, 1959. He served as the United States Secretary of State during the Cold War era, significantly influencing American foreign policy with his firm anti-communist stance and realist approach. more

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