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Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.
Modern diplomats approach every problem with an open mouth.
... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.
... the patriotic art of lying for one's country.
The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.
The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.
A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.
Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.
Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.
This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whims.
Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.
A diplomat is a man who remembers a lady's birthday but forgets her age.
