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"This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim."
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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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"Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto."
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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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"The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts."
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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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"No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology."
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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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"In foreign policy you have to wait twenty-five years to see how it comes out."
Policy
"If it's far away, it's news, but if it's close at home, it's sociology."
Home
"In any war, the first casualty is common sense, and the second is free and open discussion."
War
"The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top."
Government
"Wealth is conspicuous, but poverty hides."
Wealth
"All politics are based on the indifference of the majority."
Politics
"This is the very devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim."
Diplomacy
"Stick with the optimists. It's going to be tough enough even if they're right."
Optimism
"Europe has a press that stresses opinions; America a press, radio, and television that emphasize news."
Media
"This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim."
Diplomacy
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