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| Russian | English |
| выбирать между позором и войной | choose between war and dishonour ("You were given the choice between war and dishonour. You chose dishonour and you will have war" (Winston Churchill to Neville Chamberlain) Alexander Oshis) |
| из двух зол выбирают меньшее | between the two evils it is better to choose the lesser evil (Alex_Odeychuk) |