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Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.
All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.
The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.
If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it
If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it
Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie!" till you can find a rock.
Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie!" till you can find a rock.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.