John Gay Quotes
Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.
Gay, John. Fables. J. Tonson and J. Watts, 1727, p. 119.
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.
Attila the Hun. They were discussing a structure for negotiating Attila’s grievance against Rome.
The Russians were breaking diplomatic relations with Israel.
The highest court in New York.
John Gay was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
