Diplomacy Quotes

“You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done.”

“Diplomacy is so weak and prosaic. Diplomacy must never become an end, itself. Facts are so much more important in science. Yet, I'm beginning to appreciate the value of a soft word and a smile. --Unassimilated pg 294”

“Diplomacy is to do and say The nastiest thing in the nicest way.”

“War is failure of diplomacy.”

“Diplomacy in leadership is winning the war on behalf of both sides”

“Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.”

“Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.”

“Diplomacy the art of saying 'nice doggie' till you can find a rock.”

“You have no idea how much it contributes to the general politeness and pleasantness of diplomacy when you have a little quiet armed force in the background”