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Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the
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"Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war"

- Winston Churchill

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This quote by Winston Churchill speaks to the difficulty of transitioning from a state of war to a state of peace. Churchill recommends that those who succeed in winning a war are not always the exact same individuals who can make a great peace. He indicates that the skills and techniques needed to win a war are typically not the like those needed to make an excellent peace. This is due to the fact that war is often characterized by aggressiveness and violence, while peace requires compromise and negotiation. Churchill's quote suggests that those who achieve success in war might not have the same skills and abilities to make a good peace, and vice versa. This is an essential pointer that the transition from war to peace is not always simple, and requires various methods and methods.

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Winston Churchill This quote is written / told by Winston Churchill between November 30, 1874 and January 24, 1965. He was a famous Statesman from England. The author also have 147 other quotes.

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