Quotes about Statesmanship

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State first, subject second, statesman last. — Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
In a democracy government is the God. — Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
Nine-nine of every hundred among you probably desire peace, while the balance may hold war a condition to be preferred; — Eden Phillpotts, Saurus
I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad. I seek to pre — Benjamin Disraeli
I would rather contend with an honest asshole than a duplicitous diplomat. — A.E. Samaan
Help yourself with the state! It's on democracy! — Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land
Statesmen should remember that they have been elected to persuade and to lead, and not just to accept as fixed the momen — Stanley Hoffmann, World Disorders: Troubled Peace in the Post-Cold War Era
Diplomacy's primary law: LEAVE ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
An anti-politician is hardly an anti-politician once he starts winning and works to close the deal by working to sew up — Rick Perlstein, The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
The author defines professionalism as exemplified by his subjects in their mutual unwillingness to take expected opposit — Chris Matthews, Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked
Politics look very simple to the outsider whether he is a businessman or a soldier – it is only when you get into it tha — David Pietrusza, 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America
He had been around politicians for a long time, and he was prepared for some outburst. — Stephen L. Carter, Back Channel
[T]here cannot be a more certain symptom of the approaching ruin of a State than when a firm adherence to party is fixed — Edward Wortley Montagu, Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks: Adapted to the Present State of Great Britain
The eternal sea of politics is best left to politicians. — Wayne Gerard Trotman, Veterans of the Psychic Wars
Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
presidents, when not outright telling lies, feel obliged to shade the truth most of the time. This is called politics; w — Gore Vidal
In this slipshod age, we need object lessons in language and thought. – Edith Wharton on an address by John Hay — John Taliaferro, All the Great Prizes : The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt
Americans talked about voters the same way Russians talked about Stalin. They had to be obeyed. — Ken Follett, Winter of the World
He believed that rank without power was a sham. — Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The reality is that the American people have no desire for an empire. This is not to say that they don't want the benefi — George Friedman, The Next Decade: What the World Will Look Like