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    Who would not praise Patrico's high desert,
    His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,
    His comprehensive head? all interests weigh'd,
    All Europe sav'd, yet Britain not betray'd.

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And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper read more

And lives to clutch the golden keys,
To mould a mighty state's decrees,
And shape the whisper of the throne.

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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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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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Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.

Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all
nations--entangling alliances with none.

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Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.

Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.

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Learn to think impartially.

Learn to think impartially.

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It is strange so great a statesman should
Be so sublime a poet.

It is strange so great a statesman should
Be so sublime a poet.

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The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of
France and Great Britain.
[Fr., La cordiale entente qui read more

The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of
France and Great Britain.
[Fr., La cordiale entente qui existe entre le gouvernement
francais et celui de la Grande-Bretagne.]

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I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to
give a political blank cheque read more

I have the courage of my opinions, but I have not the temerity to
give a political blank cheque to Lord Salisbury.

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