"We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect."

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"No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology."

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"One picture is worth 1,000 denials."

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"The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state."

Plato, Greek Philosopher

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"Japan is dealing us a dead hand. For two years we have watched the Japanese drag their feet and we can't let them continue to slam the door in our faces."

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"It is crystal clear to me that if Arabs put down a draft resolution blaming Israel for the recent earthquake in Iran it would probably have a majority, the U.S. would veto it and Britain and France would abstain."

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"Many hard comments have been made on my efforts in India from the side of the Congress party, yet I feel content in the deep conviction that the offer I traveled 22,000 miles to discuss with Indian leaders was a real contribution to a solution of our differences."

Stafford Cripps, British Politician

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"America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy."

John Quincy Adams, American President

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"I think if I had to do it over again, I'd do it the same way. I would just put more resources into getting the public diplomacy part much stronger than we were able to."

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"Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way."

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"You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too."

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"The price of greatness is responsibility."

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"Really I feel less keen about the Army every day. I think the Church would suit me better."

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"For my part, I consider that it will be found much better by all parties to leave the past to history, especially as I propose to write that history myself."

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"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened."

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"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it."

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"The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read."

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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."

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"He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."

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"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure."

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"Delight in smooth sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts ... genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation ... the utter devotion of the Liberals to sentiment apart from reality ...though free from wickedness or evil design, played a definite part in the unleashing upon the world of horrors and miseries."

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