Quotes About Diplomacy

Woodrow Wilson was the first American president ever to leave the country during his term of office.

Cuando esté a punto de recibir una negativa, he de conseguir un aplazamiento.

the consensus was that he preferred to have Churchill inside the tent spitting out.

take those young men in the springtime of their lives and march them in front of cannon to be shot to pieces or maimed for ever, no doubt for the very best reasons of international diplomacy.

Era evidente, pensó Lloyd, que Churchill pretendía formar un gobierno auténticamente pluripartidista.

If we have nuclear weapons, why can't we use them?

War is not a picnic," Mawhinney said angrily. "If we avoid war, we can carry on having picnics.

and Wilson was looking for a pretext to unseat him. Gus was thrilled that a world leader would say it was not acceptable for men to achieve power through murder. Would there come a day when that principle was accepted by all nations? The

N'importe quel imbécile peut se lancer dans une bagarre, mais le sage sait les éviter.

International politics is like a glass. Aggressive moves by either side pour water in. The overflow is war.

The Americans encircle us. They have troops in Japan, South Korea, Guam, Singapore, and Australia. As well as that, the Philippines and Vietnam are friends of the US. The Americans did the same thing to the Soviet Union—they called it 'containment.' And in the end the Russian Revolution was strangled. We have to avoid the fate of the Soviets, but we won't do it at the UN. Sooner or later we will have to smash the ring.

Wilson cree que un presidente debe hacer frente a la opinión pública como un velero al viento: debe aprovecharse de ella, pero nunca directamente en contra de ella

Are we in danger of becoming the world's policeman

first international crisis.

Se trata de pragmatismo político, nada más.

You never win a vote by proving the constituent a fool. Be charming, be modest, and don't lose your temper.

The ability to listen to smart people who disagree with you is a rare talent – but a president should have it.

States have two kinds of power: latent power and military power.

We are the greatest power in the world. If we behave like it.

These [NSA] programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power.

Alliances and international organizations should be understood as opportunities for leadership and a means to expand our influence, not as constraints on our power.

In an ideal world, where there are only good states, power would be largely irrelevant.

The real threat to U.S. military power is nuclear proliferation, because if every little country has nuclear weapons it becomes very tricky for the United States to engage in military action.

A great power has to have the discipline not only to go when necessary but to know when not to go. Getting involved in ethnic, religious civil wars is a recipe for disaster.