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Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
Diplomats were invented simply to waste time.
He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.
He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.
I never refuse. I contradict. I sometimes forget.
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.
All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.
All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.
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.
All war represents a failure of diplomacy
All war represents a failure of diplomacy
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
Diplomacy: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
