Quotes about Diplomacy
Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
— 2 Chronicles 25:17
The report they sent him read as follows: To King Darius: All peace.
— Ezra 5:7
Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.
— Nehemiah 2:9
I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
— Psalm 120:7
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
— Proverbs 25:15
Now, therefore, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses—if you can put riders on them!
— Isaiah 36:8
Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
— Isaiah 36:11
Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
— Isaiah 36:11
If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone.
— Romans 12:18
Political satire became obsolete when they awarded Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.
— Tom Lehrer
Political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
— Tom Lehrer
Argument need not be heated; it can be punctuated with courteous smiles - or sympathetic tears.
— J. Sidlow Baxter