#statesmanship

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

— Warren R. Austin

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Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year. ↗

— Chris Christie

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And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship. ↗

— John Grierson

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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

#statesmanship #equality