Anthony TrollopeWars about trifles are always bitter, especially among neighbours. When the differences are great, and the parties comparative strangers, men quarrel with courtesy. What combatants are ever so eager as two brothers?
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When a quarrel between two countries begins, it is usually over a small thing. In most cases, the dispute is over a broken treaty or a territorial issue. And, if the parties have been friends, they will be extremely upset by the fighting and will not support the cause of their broken friends. However, it is important to note that even though a dispute may be over a trifle, it can also be a matter of life and death.
If you are an enemy of another country and they decide to fight you, you may have been deceived into believing that everything would be fine. Will you be able to fight as fiercely as if you were your own country's brothers?
Source: Barchester Towers
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