Attila Quotes
If after negotiations there are still some differences outstanding between us, the differences will be adjusted by arms.
Attila the Hun. They were discussing a structure for negotiating Attila’s grievance against Rome.
Attila, ?-453, Scythian King, Conqueror & General of the Huns, Description and criticism of civil justice in the Roman Empire, Statement to Roman Diplomat Maximin, Quoted in Priscus, At the Court of Attila
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While this was a common attitude for years before, the horrors of World War II produced a general revulsion to war and an awareness that war between two nations spills over to other states in the region and in an era of globalization, effects countries in other parts of the world. So there has been a tendency to use diplomacy endlessly, even after "things have gone too far". Historically, when things reached that point, the parties did fight it out, and when one was weakened sufficiently, negotiations and diplomacy could then be fruitful.
Erecat was expressing his frustration with the peace negotiations and the lack of progress.
Attila (/ˈætɪlə, əˈtɪlə/; fl. c. 406–453), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in March 453. He was also the leader of a tribal empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans and Bulgars, among others, in Central and Eastern Europe.
