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    Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere,
    In action faithful, and in honour clear;
    Who broke no promise, served no private end,
    Who gained no title, and who lost no friend,
    Ennobled by himself, by all approved,
    And praised, unenvied, by the Muse he loved.

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Learn to think impartially.

Learn to think impartially.

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Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.

Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.

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If one has no better method of enticement to offer, the cordial
agreement seems to us to be the read more

If one has no better method of enticement to offer, the cordial
agreement seems to us to be the best compromise.
[Fr., Si l'on n'a pas de meilleurs moyen de seduction a lui
offrir, l'entente cordiale nous parait fort compromise.]

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Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.
[It., Gli ambasciadori sono l'occhio e l'orecchio degli stati.]

Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.
[It., Gli ambasciadori sono l'occhio e l'orecchio degli stati.]

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No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.

No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.

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It is strange so great a statesman should
Be so sublime a poet.

It is strange so great a statesman should
Be so sublime a poet.

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If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.

If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.

by Alexander Smith Found in: Statesmanship Quotes,
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Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.

Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.

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And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper read more

And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne.

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