In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times… — Gertrude Stein

In a war everybody always knows all about Switzerland, in peace times it is just Switzerland but in war time it is the only country that everybody has confidence in, everybody.

Gertrude SteinAuthor · American · 1874 – 1946

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