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    The people of the two nations [French and English] must be
    brought into mutual dependence by the supply of each other's
    wants. There is no other way of counteracting the antagonism of
    language and race. It is God's own method of producing an
    entente cordiale, and no other plan is worth a farthing.

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Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere,
In action faithful, and in honour clear;
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Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere,
In action faithful, and in honour clear;
Who broke no promise, served no private end,
Who gained no title, and who lost no friend,
Ennobled by himself, by all approved,
And praised, unenvied, by the Muse he loved.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Statesmanship Quotes,
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A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would by my standard of a statesman.

A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would by my standard of a statesman.

by Edmund Burke Found in: Statesmanship Quotes,
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The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or
false.

The statesman cannot govern without stability of belief, true or
false.

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Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.
[It., Gli ambasciadori sono l'occhio e l'orecchio degli stati.]

Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.
[It., Gli ambasciadori sono l'occhio e l'orecchio degli stati.]

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If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.

If you wish to preserve your secret wrap it up in frankness.

by Alexander Smith Found in: Statesmanship Quotes,
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Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.

Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.

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No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.

No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
To tax our labours and excise our brains.

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Learn to think impartially.

Learn to think impartially.

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Learn to think continentally.

Learn to think continentally.

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