Nice where did the quote come from? one of his speeches?

Was that meant to insult me?

what?

@diplomact1824: You're not the only diplomat on the site. There are real ones. ;-)

This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

Magnificent.

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way - Vare

Check my profile. I'm higher up than you. I'm a pro!

professional village idiot

Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggy" while finding a big stick.
-- Robert Heinlein.

diplomat is so desperate he appeals to points as an indication of skill.

"You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your
bottoms, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called
Arthur-king, you and all your silly English kaniggets. " -flamboyant French soldier

All treaties between great states cease to be binding when they come in conflict with the struggle for existence.

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.

I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.

Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.

Politics is not an exact science.

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics ruins the character.

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

To retain respect for sausages and laws, one must not watch them in the making.

When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

When you want to fool the world, tell the truth.

Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.

--- Otto Von Bismarck

haha bravo. here's one

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." -Sun Tzu

There is a reason why they are called diplo'mat's: they are ment to be walked on when politicians have run out of patience.

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Was that meant to insult me?
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"Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!"

There. Be insulted.

owned...

That is rather archaic.

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Politics is not about imposing, it is about persuading. When I need someone to do something, I call them to my office, and by the time he leaves, he must think that it was his idea, and that he convinced me into letting him do what I wanted him to do in the first place.

That's a loose translation of Juan Domingo Peron.

One fish, two fish,
red fish, blue fish

- Dr. Suess

"The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it." George Orwell