It is easier to make war than to make peace.

Il est plus facile de faire la guerre que la paix.

Georges Clemenceau

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War and peace War Peace

Speaker

Georges Clemenceau

Source

Speech on Peace

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

French

Time

1919 1910s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician

From

France Europe

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Citation

Clemenceau, Georges. "Discours de Paix [Speech on Peace]." 20 July 1919, Verdun, France.

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