Quotes About Diplomacy

In time, it would become hard to disentangle the House of Morgan from various aspects of Anglo-American policy.

The idea was not to compete, at least not too openly.

Many times, it would be impossible to appease both the United States and Britain.

As always, he presented a cordial façade that disarmed people

he thought unity among foreign bankers would prevent any single country from exploiting China.

beneath the competitive veneer, the Rothschilds were eager to come to terms with Standard Oil:

Soon after being sworn in as president, John Adams learned that the Directory, the five-member council now ruling France, had expelled the new American minister, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and promulgated belligerent new orders against America's merchant marine. By spring, the French had seized more than three hundred American vessels.

Washington was taciturn, once advising his adopted grandson, "It is best to be silent, for there is nothing more certain than that it is at all times more easy to make enemies than friends.

Even in death, Peabody managed to foster Anglo-American harmony.

a way of building tension and softening up the parties.

by saying little, he underscored his position as honest broker and permitted the antagonists to vent their anger.

Keeping your mouth shut is a devastating weapon. Your silence will make your opponent want to babble.

The best fights are the ones you don't have

State Department. If it's the Brit or the Russian or the Israeli, then sure, we'll let State take the victory lap, but until we know that for certain, this remains a closely held project." "Is that what you call it now?" "Top secret was already taken.

There's a lot of tension right now between Russia and the Ukraine.

realpolitik

Special Forces were the armed wing of the CIA, which was the hands-on wing of the State Department

From the Latin motto si vis pacem para bellum. If you wish for peace, prepare for war.

As a rule, the Bureau and the military don't get along too well." "Well, there's a big surprise. Who the hell do you guys get along with?

Dutiful mapmakers drew lines and wrote India or Pakistan or Afghanistan, and the Pashtun smiled politely and went about their eternal business.

Suppose you're in a meeting and a colleague says something that you know is the sticky brown substance that bulls excrete.

Bruce, these Jews escaping from Europe have posed quite a problem. They are simply flooding Palestine. Frankly, the Arabs are getting quite upset about the numbers getting into the mandate. We here have decided to set up detention camps on Cyprus to contain these people—at least as a temporary measure until Whitehall decides what we are going to do with the Palestine mandate." "I see," Sutherland said softly.

La actitud de los árabes ha llegado a extremos injustificables. Se niegan a sentarse a la misma mesa que los judíos, a menos que se acepten de antemano las condiciones previas que quieren imponer.

But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others.