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    This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.

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All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

by Tony Benn Found in: Diplomacy Quotes,
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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.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Diplomacy Quotes,
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Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

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Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.

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A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.

A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.

by Anonymous Found in: Diplomacy Quotes,
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Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.

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To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.

by Will Durant Found in: Diplomacy Quotes,
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A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

A diplomat these days is nothing but a head-waiter who's allowed to sit down occasionally.

by Peter Ustinov Found in: Diplomacy Quotes,
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Diplomacy: lying in state.

Diplomacy: lying in state.

by Oliver Herford Found in: Diplomacy Quotes,
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