Treaties (E. B. White)
February 3rd, 2007 | Published in War, Relationships, Quotes, Politics
A treaty is a document that is generally regarded as so untrustworthy we feel we must hold arms in order to make sure we’re not disadvantaged by its being broken.
–E. B. White, “Unity” (1960) in Essays of E.B. White (1977), p. 103