Quote #27

Japan and Germany should be the peacekeepers of the world. They should be parachuted in whenever something breaks out. Parachute Germans and Japanese in. They go, 'Look, we've done this before, we've done the killing. Hello? Take it from us. Just chill, chill out!' And then they organise peace really efficiently: 'Peace, peace, peace - peace is organized!'

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