Quotes About Diplomacy

Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.

War is just when it is necessary arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

War should be the only study of a prince. He should consider peace only as a breathing-time, which gives him leisure to contrive, and furnishes as ability to execute, military plans.

The Spanish were furious with the French.

Spain formally declared war on 12 December.

The Spanish were naturally outraged. The British were no better than pirates.

By writing to George III, he could test the waters and find out how badly they wanted peace.

Sortez sans combat,' came Napoleon's reply.

There was nothing to be gained from fighting the British off Brest.

His Majesty did not open post from dictators.

The cost had been met by the sale of Louisiana, recently wrested from Spain, to the United States.

You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.

In matters of the national interest, silence is not golden; it's yellow.

Millennia of endless warfare can be prevented!

I doubt there is even a word in Afghani for peace. Nearest to it is probably a phrase that translates as "just getting my break back and reloading

Everybody hated the Chinese, and the Chinese, ever willing to oblige, reciprocated.

Who advised carrying a big stick?" President Theodore Roosevelt's motto was, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." He meant that you should use diplomacy, but be ready to use force when necessary.

War with smiles and firm handshakes.

It was best to approach royalty with answers, not questions.

I know police work and death, I understand the intricacies of diplomacy and the strange sharp angles where performance art and outlaws, tattoos and high society meet and mingle. I also knew what she didn't: that stalking a professional killer is not a game, not a hobby you can learn on the weekend. Not when the stakes are your life.

A little patience in dealing with a fool helps us avoid sacrificing our good manners to our convictions.

Now two punctilious envoys, Thine and Mine, Embroil the earth about a fancied line; And, dwelling much on right and much on wrong, Prove how the right is chiefly with the strong.

Without an army, what can politicians achieve?

The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace.