Quotes About Diplomacy

We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not so as to degrade other countries.

John Paul II spoke to the commoner and to the king, to the tyrant and to the democrat in that same language of freedom.

President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don't have it. He didn't specify how.

I think that the United States should be the leader, not only militarily. We need to stand for freedom; we need to stand for justice in the world, because there aren't too many countries that do.

While we shall negotiate freely, we shall not negotiate freedom.

America is the one that leads the effort to make sure the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is protected.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.

Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.

Will it not be wise to allow the friendship between nations to rest upon deep and permanent things? Irritations of the cuticle must not be confounded with heart failure.

We will never have peace without friendship around the world.

The bond between America and Japan and the friendship between our two peoples runs very, very deep.

The German-French friendship is indispensable for Europe. And I will never let myself be carried away to making statements that would change it.

On the basis of both values and interests, the natural relationship between Islam and the United States is one of friendship.

You cannot make friends of your enemies by making enemies of your friends.

Tact is the rare ability to keep silent while two friends are arguing, and you know both of them are wrong.

I confirmed to the prime minister that we appreciate our friendship.

Barak Obama got involved, I don't know if Brexit was through a friendship with David Cameron.

To this day, the United States is profoundly grateful for our friendship and alliance with Greece.

State visits are often an opportunity for the United States to reaffirm our ties and friendship with our closest partners around the world.

I'm not a lukewarm European. I know that the German-French friendship is indispensable, no matter who the countries' leaders are.

When someone asked Abraham Lincoln, after he was elected president, what he was going to do about his enemies, he replied, "I am going to destroy them. I am going to make them my friends."

I was pointing out the depth of the friendship between Australia and Indonesia and the fact that Australia has been there for Indonesia when Indonesia has been in difficulty.

The political face of Europe is one that has said very clearly that it wants cooperation and friendship with the United States.