“ Consul. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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“ A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation. ”
- James Clarke- Copy
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“ Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse was made Consul. ”
- John Randolph- Copy
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“ The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians. ”
- Benjamin Disraeli- Copy
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“ The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. ”
- Earl Wilson- Copy
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“ The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all. ”
- Kingman Brewster- Copy
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“ After this meeting with Ambassador Ross, I'm sure the U.S. understands very clearly how serious Israel is about seeing Palestinian compliance. ”
- Benjamin Netanyahu- Copy
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“ A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman. ”
- David Lloyd George- Copy
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“ I'd like to be the person I could have been but never was. ”
- George Bernard Shaw- Copy
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“ PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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“ The world is wearied of statesmen; whom democracy has degraded into politicians. ”
- Benjamin Disraeli- Copy
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“ A politician looks forward only to the next election. A statesman looks forward to the next generation. ”
- Thomas Jefferson- Copy
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“ At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman. ”
- Harold Macmillan- Copy
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“ A politician thinks of the next election — a statesman, of the next generation. ”
- James Freeman Clarke- Copy
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“ I'm sure Ambassador Han deeply regrets that he lost his temper, because the things he said are inexcusable. ”
- Christopher Hill- Copy
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“ Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians. ”
- David Brinkley- Copy
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“ A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation. ”
- James Freeman Clarke- Copy
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“ Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats. ”
- John McCarthy- Copy
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“ An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth. ”
- Sir Henry Wotton- Copy
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“ That does a significant amount of damage to you. People have such negative opinions of politicians. They always assume politicians are guilty. ”
- Andrew Young- Copy
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“ It's a necessary quality of a diplomat or a politician that he will compromise. Uncompromising politicians or diplomats get you into the most terrible trouble. ”
- John Keegan- Copy
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“ I have no problem with nudity. I can look at myself. I like walking around nude. It doesn't bother me. I see all the people walking around nude; it doesn't bother me. ”
- Ursula Andress- Copy
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“ And for well over a hundred years our politicians, statesmen, and people remembered that this was a republic, not a democracy, and knew what they meant when they made that distinction. ”
- Robert Welch- Copy
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