"An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle."

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"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."

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"If you are to stand up for your Government you must be able to stand up to your Government."

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"Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice doggie! till you can find a rock."

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"I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speak the truth, and they never believe me."

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"To act with doubleness towards a man whose own conduct was double, was so near an approach to virtue that it deserved to be called by no meaner name than diplomacy."

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"A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age."

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"There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished."

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"Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop."

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"Diplomats were invented simply to waste time."

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