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#statesman

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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


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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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A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.


Adlai E. Stevenson


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The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.


Charles Maurice de Talleyrand


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A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.


Abba Eban


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