“Wars end, but neighbours remain.”
Onofri's stated reasoning in 1797 for refusing Napoleon's offer to enlarge San Marino's territory — lasting peace with neighbours matters more than temporary gains from conflict.
— Antonio Onofri, San Marino
Source: Antonio Onofri, Captain Regent of San Marino, on declining Napoleon's 1797 offer of territorial expansion — recorded in San Marino historical accounts (see Wikipedia: 'Antonio Onofri')
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