Quotes About Diplomacy

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.

The British claim to have a special relationship with the U.S., but if you mention this in Washington, no one knows what you are talking about.

I've always held the view that great states need strategic space. I mean, George Washington took his space from George III. Britain took it from just about everybody. Russia took all of Eastern Europe. Germany's taken it from everywhere they can, and China will want its space too.

It is clear that there needs to be a closer working relationship between the United States and India. How can we have a close relationship if decision-makers in Washington know very little, if anything, about the religious beliefs, values, and practices of India's 800 million Hindus?

To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute.

We got to do a few things with President Clinton. To be invited to Washington again to play with Ashanti and all those other cool people there in front of President Bush and the rest of the world feels awesome. I'm really looking forward to going.

The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.

Most critical histories of U.S. involvement in Iran rightly began with the joint British-U.S. coup against democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953, which installed Pahlavi on the Peacock Throne. But it was Kissinger who, in 1972, greatly deepened the relationship between Washington and Tehran.

We would be going to war for peace.

It's no good getting angry at saarantrai; the hotter your temper, the colder they get. Eskar remained infuriatingly neutral.

I never threatened him and no Syrian intelligence officer has ever pointed a gun to his head.

And on the other hand, we see that the Israeli government is attacking that part of the Palestinian leader.

One of the things I believe is that as long as Raja and I are translating, her people and mine may have something to do besides going to war for embarrassing reasons.

during the Panipat battle of 1761, the Sikhs had remained neutral between the Afghans and the Marathas.

Chand Kaur seems to have offered the British 'a large slice' of Punjab if they supported her against Sher Singh, who too was willing to cede a portion of the kingdom to the British if they backed him against Chand Kaur.

Maharani Jindan evidently approached the British with the suggestion that 'they may destroy the [kingdom's] army' and take the boy-king under their protection.

Tej Singh had scrupulously 'refrained from attacking [Ferozepur] and secretly informed the British of his goodwill'.

Gulab Singh had kept in close touch with the British. Unlike many of the others, the Dogra chief had also ensured that his personal coffers were full.

As Ochterlony moved up towards the Sutlej, chiefs welcomed him in several places, including Patiala, Nabha and Jind.

All concepts of politics, of whatever kind, are about conflict??how to contain it, or abolish it.

Asian Relations Conference

What is a democratic Central Government to do with a Communist state?' he asked. 'What would the American administration do if California or Wisconsin suddenly – and I admit, somewhat unexpectedly – turned Communist? And again, how is a Communist government itself to behave with democratic overlords sitting on its neck?

Management: An art of handling conflicting Egos to meet a common objective, be it political, organisational or societal in nature.

The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.