As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British a… — George J. Mitchell

As they say, one thing led to another, and, ultimately, the British and Irish governments asked me to serve as chairman of the peace negotiations, which ironically began six years ago this week.

George J. MitchellPolitician · American · b. 1933

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Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A peace is of the nature of a conquest; for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser. — William Shakespeare
Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none. — Thomas Jefferson
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Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. — George J. Mitchell
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