A Commonplace Book

Category: diplomacy...

  • diplomatic missions and international relations
  • thinking twice before saying nothing
  • dialogue and negotiation
  • diplomacy is from a Greek word for a document which conferred a privilege - often a permit to travel - on the bearer
  • the peaceful adjustment of differences between states
  • the development of goodwill - a key to successful foreign policy
  • Once the Xerox copier was invented, diplomacy died. (Andrew Young)
  • Diplomacy is a game of chess in which the nations are checkmated. (K. Kraus)
  • Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way. (B. Vare)

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