From a friend of mine I recently got this: On Preferring Disgrace to Danger, What shall we say of a sovereign naton-state which, in seeking to avoid danger, puts honor aside and negotiates with a gang of terrorists?
Here is an answer drawn from the writings Alexander Hamilton: “Mental debasement is the greatest misfortune. The honor of a nation is its life. The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a Master and deserves one.”