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A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation. ↗

— James Freeman Clarke

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Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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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

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I'm speaking for all of us. I'm the spokesman for a generation. ↗

— Bob Dylan

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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

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The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Times change. The farmer's daughter now tells jokes about the traveling salesman. ↗

— Carey Williams

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The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. ↗

— Earl Wilson

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And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship. ↗

— John Grierson

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