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"You weren't able to talk sense into him?"Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death."I see. You tried the diplomatic approach."
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"Any negotiation has a limit. Otherwise, war is irrelevant."
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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."
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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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"You're in America now," I said. "Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you'd prefer."
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"Frank and explicit - that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and confuse the minds of others."
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"Where there is an observatory and a telescope, we expect that any eyes will see new worlds at once."
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"British diplomats and Anglo-American types in Washington have a near-superstitious prohibition on uttering the words 'Special Relationship' to describe relations between Britain and America, lest the specialness itself vanish like a phantom at cock-crow."
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"Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations...entangling alliances with none."
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"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."
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"The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government."
Freedom
"Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth."
Freedom
"Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty."
Philosophy
"Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
Friendship
"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
Friendship
"It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company."
Attitude
"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all."
Peace
"I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery."
Freedom
"Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it."
Diplomacy
"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
Leadership
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