Quotes About Diplomacy

1200, Polo says, Genghis Khan sent word to Prester John to announce that he wished to marry the priest's daughter.

her right hand gently, even protectively, rests on a globe to symbolize her newly acquired power in world affairs.

From that point on, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and a few other intimates made it their first priority to arrange a deal with Hamilton—letting him have his assumption plan, but hopefully in the form of a compromise that would force him to give up something in return. Chapter

By way of Japan, there had been indications that the Russian dictator, Joseph Stalin, might be willing to parley, but Hitler forbade any dickering with the Untermenschen. "Probing the Soviet attitude," he wrote the wife of his foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, "is like touching a glowing stove to find out if it's hot."[5]

After some minutes of Grant trying to ease the situation by talking about the Mexican War, to which Lee responded in a polite, abstracted fashion, Lee reminded Grant of the reason for their meeting.

Only in the movies or comic books do people say they want you to go and hit somebody. All they ever say is that they want you to go straighten a matter out. They say they want you to do whatever you've got to do to straighten a matter out.

Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer.

No nation has friends only interests

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.

Love is winning the war without starting the war. (L'amour, c'est gagner la guerre sans commencer la guerre)

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.

The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.

War should be made a crime, and those who instigate it should be punished as criminals.

It would be superfluous in me to point out to your Lordship that this is war.

Humor has a way of bringing people together. It unites people. In fact, I'm rather serious when I suggest that someone should plant a few whoopee cushions in the United Nations.

It is foolish to say sharp, hasty things, but 't is a deal more foolish to write 'em. When a man sends you an impudent letter, sit right down and give it back to him with interest ten times compounded — and then throw both letters in the wastebasket.

She had what we call tact, which has been defined as the art of making your company feel at home even if you wish they were.

I like to believe that the people, in the long run, are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. I think people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it.

We have all taken risks in the making of war and in the going into wars. Is it not time that we should take some risks to secure peace? So long as we think of peace in terms of war we shall never get peace.

Politics are almost as exciting as war and quite as dangerous. In war you can be killed only once, but in politics many times.

solution to the situation; there was every possibility that it might also reflect Batista's wishes. He had quickly accepted the proposal—with one important proviso. He argued that it would be an act of good faith on the part of the Cuban government to allow the passengers

Taiwan was part of China.