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Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron.
Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron.
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.
