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

— Dean Acheson

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What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions. ↗

— Aristotle

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A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist. ↗

— Will Durant

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When you're out of office, you can be a statesman. ↗

— John Connally

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A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman. ↗

— David Lloyd George

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