“The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand“Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand“The art of statesmanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand“Love of glory can only create a great hero contempt of glory creates a great man. ”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand“Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand“War is much too serious a thing to be left to military men.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand“A diplomat who says “yes” means “maybe", a diplomat who says “maybe" means “no”, and a diplomat who says “no” is no diplomat.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord“They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord“The art of statemanship is to foresee the inevitable and to expedite its occurrence.”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord“I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep”
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord