Quotes About Diplomacy

Patrick was a Scottish patriot: pro-French and anti-English, but also an opportunist who flirted with England

Mary wanted to appeal directly to Elizabeth at the level of queen to queen.

Border skirmishes were the norm. Outright war was the exception

Henry sought to conquer French territory, he had to deal first with Scotland

less from Henry VIII's aggression than from James V's decision to launch a counterattack

Philip II had entertained Maitland's overtures in the first place solely to counter a possible marriage to Charles IX

To achieve a quick result, he found himself accepting terms that guaranteed Scotland's independence

She allied with the pro-French Beaton and Lennox, whose joint forces mustered at Linlithgow on July 24.

She was negotiating with Elizabeth at the level of queen to queen through her ambassador

The chief alliance my sovereign desires is to live in amity with Scotland.

Offers came in thick and fast: from the king of Denmark, from the king

Reagan Declares Firmness on Gulf; Plans are Unclear Isn't that classic? I don't mean the semicolon; I mean, isn't that just what the world needs? Unclear firmness! That is typical American policy: don't be clear, but be firm!

THERE'S NO NEED TO BE CRUDE,' said Owen Meany.

Danny knew what Armando would say: "You don't try to make peace with assholes," or words to that effect

It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it.

Declare it. Just the same way we declare war. That is how we will have peace... we just need to declare it.

I]n the interests of our common tasks, we must sometimes overlook their stupidities," one Soviet official explained in 1973.

There is no weapon so disarming and effective in relations with the communists as sheer honesty. They know very little about it.

The name 'United Nations' was Franklin D. Roosevelt's idea. He rushed to tell Winston Churchill, who was towelling himself stark naked in his bathroom.

On our crowded planet there are no longer any internal affairs!

Free trade is very important if we respect equality among nations.

Gender equality is more successful than armed force.

Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.

When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war.