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Statesmanship Quotes

Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians. Fletcher Knebel
Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of today. Theodore Roosevelt
The President is also captured in a well-worn TV news clip, making a boilerplate response to a question on terrorism and then asking the reporters to watch his drive. Well, that's what you get if you catch the President on a golf course. If Eisenhower had done this, as he often did, it would have been presented as calm statesmanship. If Clinton had done it, as he often did, it would have shown his charm. Christopher Hitchens
Theodore Roosevelt quote: "To befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business &..."
To befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business & corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day. Theodore Roosevelt
And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship. John Grierson
Milton Friedman quote: "One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship."
One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship. Milton Friedman
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep. Elizabeth II
Hubert H. Humphrey quote: "The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the..."
The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. Hubert H. Humphrey
It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty, to restore to freedom a race of men. Robert Dale Owen
The principles and policy of these Presidents were marked by the most enlarged and comprehensive statesmanship, promoting the highest interests of the Republic. Robert Toombs
Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year. Chris Christie
Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof; it is temporary expedient, often wise in party politics, almost sure to be unwise in statesmanship. James Russell Lowell
Social movements are at once the symptoms and the instruments of progress. Ignore them and statesmanship is irrelevant; fail to use them and it is weak. Walter Lippmann
Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany. Erik Larson
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand quote: "The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to..."
The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

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