I was not so sanguine as to think that it would always lie within our power to avoid all wars, but I wished them to be no more than defensive;
Ez nintzen, noski, gerla guztiak ekiditea gure esku legokeela pentsatzeraino iristeko bezain inozoa; baina beti ere gerla defentsiboak izan beharko luketela gero eta argiago nekusan;