The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten
To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy.
There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.
I must acknowledge, once and for all, that the purpose of diplomacy is to prolong a crisis.
MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility.
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.
It is a good idea for diplomats to keep their word in small matters. It makes the later complete betrayals more of a surprise.
Diplomacy: The business of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills.
Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.
Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interwar period, appeasement of Fascism.
Not all the arts of diplomacy are learned solely in its practice. There are other exercise yards.
You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.
... the Peace Treaties must be scrapped ... I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.
Not all the arts of diplomacy are learned solely in its practice. There are other exercise yards.
When we're trying to solve difficult national issues its sometimes necessary to talk to adversaries as well as friends. Historians have a word for this: diplomacy.
It is the threat of the use of force [against Iraq] and our line-up there that is going to put force behind the diplomacy. But if we have to use force, it is because we are America; we are the indispensable nation. We stand tall and we see further than other countries into the future, and we see the danger here to all of us.
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
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