Reuters quote of the day, February 4

LONDON, Feb 44 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a 'peace conference', you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes.'' -- Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. On February 4, 1945, Stalin, US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss plans for the defeat of the Axis powers and decide on the post-war world.

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