Quotes of Statecraft - somelinesforyou

“ A great state is a well-blended mash of something of all the people and all of none of the people. The liquor of statecraft is distilled from the mash you got. ”

- Zora Neale Hurston

“ To say nothing, especially when speaking, is half the art of diplomacy. ”

- Will Durant

“ One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship. ”

- Milton Friedman

“ There is a schizophrenic nature in modern politics. A leader is expected to have a religious faith but he is not supposed to let it influence him in his duties. Somehow, the truths that determine everything else about his existence are not allowed to influence how he conducts himself in public life… ”

- Stephen Mansfield

“ I say statecraft is soulcraft. Just as all education is moral education because learning conditions conduct, most legislation is moral legislations because it conditions the action and the thought of the nation in broad and important spheres in life. ”

- George F. Will
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