“The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.” PastPoliticsPoliticianConcernEssencePrudentTranscendentalismStatesmanshipAdherenceProbing Author:Hubert H. Humphrey
“A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.” MenPoliticsAbilityCommonOpinionPoliticianStatesmenUncommonStatesmanshipPoliticians And Politics Author:Walter Bagehot
“Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.” PoliticalEvilPoliticsWishPoliticianConservativeConservatismDistinguishedStatesmenStatesmanshipEnamoredFunny PoliticalPoliticians And PoliticsPolitics FunnyFunny Politician Author:Ambrose Bierce
“A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.” PoliticsPoliticianApproachMouthsStatesmenStatesmanship Author:Adlai E. Stevenson