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Diplomacy |
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Quotations
 | A diplomat who says “yes” means “maybe", a diplomat who says “maybe" means “no”, and a diplomat who says “no” is no diplomat. — Talleyrand, 1754-1838, French statesman & diplomat 43 likes |
 | How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print. — Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer 17 likes |
 | I could sooner reconcile all Europe than two women. — Louis XIV of France, 1638-1715, King of France (le Roi Soleil) 11 likes |
 | Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 10 likes |
 | Diplomacy is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. — Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953 9 likes |
 | If any foreign minister begins to defend to the death a peace conference, you can be sure his government has already placed its orders for new battleships and airplanes. — Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Soviet leader 9 likes |
 | To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. — Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher 8 likes |
 | Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 7 likes |
 | The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia. — Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor 6 likes |
 | A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. — Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet 6 likes |
 | Let us not be deceived — we are today in the midst of a cold war. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman (he was the first to use the term “cold war”) 5 likes |
 | Diplomacy, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country. — Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer 4 likes |
 | Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last. — Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President 4 likes |
 | There are cases where the whole art of diplomacy is aimed at preserving problems for as long as possible. — André Frossard, 1915-1995, French politician & essayist 4 likes |
 | Diplomats were invented simply to waste time. — David Lloyd George, 1863-1945, British Prime Minister [1916-1922] 2 likes |
 | When Paris sneezes, Europe catches a cold. — Prince Metternich, 1773-1859, Austrian statesman 2 likes |
 | Diplomacy without military might is like music without instruments. — Friedrich II, 1712-1786, Emperor of Prussia [1740-1786] 1 likes |
 | There’s no more morality in world affairs, fundamentally, than there was at the time of Genghis Khan. — Noam Chomsky, 1928-, American linguist, philosopher, social activist |
 | Empires have no interest in operating within an international system; they aspire to be the international system. |
| A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security. |
| You can't make war in the Middle East without Egypt and you can't make peace without Syria. |
 | The side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain. — Carl von Clausewitz, 1780-1831, Prussian military theorist |
Latin Quotes
 | The agreements must be kept. Pacta sunt servanda. (Principle of Civil and International law) 12 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | Having failed to conquer myself, my best hope now is to arrange an alliance with myself. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
