#statesman

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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