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Lord Salisbury and myself have brought you back
peace—but a peace I hope with honour.
Benjamin Disraeli
(1804–1881), British statesman and novelist, July 16, 1878.
Remark on his return from the Congress of Berlin,
where he succeeded in curbing Russian influence in southeastern Europe after
the Russo-Turkish war.
The Times (London) (July 17,
1878).