"Raison d'etat." - Cardinal Richelieu “Politics have no relation to morals.” - Niccolò Machiavelli "A government must not waiver once it has chosen its course. It must not look to the left or right but go forward." - Otto von Bismarck "I shall have all my armies, all my [soldiers] killed off before I cede so much as an inch of ground." - Maria Theresa "[Panem] has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests." - Henry Kissinger As the Head Peacekeeper of Panem™, I shall carry out my tasks with precision, loyalty, and efficiency, and will do everything that is deemed necessary to ensure the success, prosperity, and security of Panem™. I swear this oath to the President of Panem™, its government, and its people.