I don't know why you use a fancy French word like detente when there's a good English phrase for it - cold war.
Don't be humble. You're not that great.
Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh either.
It is true we have won all our wars, but we have paid for them. We don't want victories anymore.
To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.
We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.