#statesman

I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad. I seek to preserve property and to respect order, and I equally decry the appeal to the passions of the many or the prejudices of the few. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. ↗

— Hubert H. Humphrey

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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

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My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am not. ↗

— Indira Gandhi

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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

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It is neither the statesman nor the friend who is asking your help and assistance, but simply the man. ↗

— Pierre Laval

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The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency. ↗

— Wendell Phillips

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To be a statesman, you must first get elected. ↗

— J. William Fulbright

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The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

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