#statesman

To craftsmanship we shall add statesmanship in the capitol of peace. ↗

— Warren R. Austin

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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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The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull. ↗

— Dean Acheson

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A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment. ↗

— Otto von Bismarck

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A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist. ↗

— Will Durant

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The three great ends which a statesman ought to propose to himself in the government of a nation, are one, Security to possessors; two, facility to acquirers; and three, hope to all. ↗

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

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If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

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You know, a statesman is a dead politician. ↗

— Arlen Specter

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