pɪlsˈʌdski ɛkspˈɛktᵻd ðæt ˈoʊnli ɐ kˈɑːnflɪkt bᵻtwˌiːn ðə pˈaʊɚz hˌuː pɑːɹtˈɪʃənd pˈoʊlənd ɪnðə lˈeɪt ˈeɪtiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi kʊd ɹᵻstˈoːɹ pˈoʊlənd æz ɐ kˈʌntɹi; hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ vjˈuːd ðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ æz ðə wˈɜːst ʌv pˈoʊləndz ˈɑːkjuːpˌaɪɚz.
Piłsudski expected that only a conflict between the powers who partitioned Poland in the late 18th century could restore Poland as a country; he also viewed the Russian Empire as the worst of Poland's occupiers.