Quotes About Diplomacy

War no longer exists.

You can disagree without being disagreeable.

Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly.

Strange, isn't it, that it's always more difficult to talk people out of killing each other than into it?

Let thy words between two foes be such that if they were to become friends thou shouldst not be ashamed.

Based on the considerations of history, ancient history, and international axioms, the logic of following up a citizen with his shadow for the purpose of the demarcation of political frontiers of any state has been discounted for international conventions. For example the Arabs cannot ask Spain just because they were there some time in the past nor can they ask for any other area outside the frontiers of the Arab homeland

Aside from the basic African dialects, I would try to learn Chinese, because it looks as if Chinese will be the most powerful political language of the future.

And to behave in a conciliatory way when people who have angered or annoyed us want to make up.

A prudent governor will not roughly oppose even the superstitions of his people; and though he may wish they were wiser, he will know that he cannot make them so by offending their prejudices.

A prudent governor will not roughly oppose even the superstitions of his people; and though he may wish that they were wiser, he will know that he cannot make them so by offending their prejudices.

From Alexander the grammarian, not to be captious; nor in a carping spirit find fault with those who import into their conversation any expression which is barbarous or ungrammatical or mispronounced, but tactfully to bring in the very expression, that ought to have been used, by way of answer, or as it were in joint support of the assertion, or as a joint consideration of the thing itself and not of the language, or by some such graceful reminder.

Let arms give place to the robe, and the laurel of the warriors yield to the tongue of the orator.

An unjust peace is better than a just war.

Let the soldier yield to the civilian

These people who govern us should not be so carried away by their own political power that they turn away from peace, but neither should they embrace a peace that is dishonorable.

It is always a mistake to curse back openly at those who are stronger than you unless there is a fence between.

If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

Keep your friends close but your enemies closer. Having no friends, I must make do with enemies.

For every year of peace there have been four hundred years of war.

Some people like to throw objects, such as glasses of water or rocks, but nail painting is more positive. If more world leaders would take it up there would be less overall suffering, in her opinion.

Petchenegs versus Byzantium," said Jimmy, one memorable day.

British would use every means from persuasion to bribery in Morocco and when those failed the wives of British diplomats knew what they had to do to further Britain's interests.

Thucydides said, "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must.

China. The Kaiser had temporarily