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Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.
It is a trick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed, or not possible, to avoid making read more
It is a trick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed, or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.
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.
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.
Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.
Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.
A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.
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.
