Quotes about Diplomacy

I have no secret methods. I know no diplomacy save that of truth. I have no weapon but non-violence.

Peace if possible but truth at any rate.

Wearing love beads and touting our sincerity will not make this a safer world.

Mr. Prime Minister," I say, standing alone on the driveway, my hand extended. "Mr. President." His expression implacable, his dark eyes peering into mine, he shakes my hand with an iron grip. He is dressed in a black suit and a tie that is a solid blue on the top half, red on the bottom, two-thirds of the Russian flag.

There is no part of the world that is irrelevant to the United States anymore.

I wouldn't mind a little bow. In Japan, they bow. I love it. Only thing I love about Japan.

There seems to be no question that [Mussolini] is really interested in what we are doing and I am much interested and deeply impressed by what he has accomplished and by his evidenced honest purpose of restoring Italy.

I do not wish to quarrel with any man or nation. I do not wish to split hairs, to make fine distinctions, or set myself up as better than my neighbors. I seek rather, I may say, even an excuse for conforming to the laws of the land. I am but too ready to conform to them.

America's promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. We bear our burdens. That's one of the reasons why almost every country on Earth sees America as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when I took office.

Treating your adversary with respect is striking soft in battle.

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.

I don't think that strategically it is smart to begin cutting your options when the other side does not move at all.