Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.

Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

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.

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.

Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.

Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smouldering one.

International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smouldering one.