DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

DIPLOMACY, n. Lying in state, or the patriotic art of lying for one's country.

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.

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.

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.

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it

The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy--give one and take ten.

The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy--give one and take ten.

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.

Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.

Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.

Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died.