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“We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.”

Knows Lost Impossible Right Time Colony Statesmanship

Author:Queen Elizabeth II

“And statesmen at her council met Who knew the seasons, when to take Occasion by the hand, and make The bounds of freedom wider yet.”

Hands Freedom Mets Seasons Bounds Occasions Council Statesmen Statesmanship

Book:Fifty Poems

Source: Fifty Poems

“Piano playing is more difficult than statesmanship. It is harder to awake emotions in ivory keys than it is in human beings.”

Inspirational Humans Difficult Human Beings Emotion Keys Harder Piano Awake Ivory Statesmanship Piano Playing

Author:Ignacy Jan Paderewski

“Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humour or Caprice?”

Destiny Ambition Europe Prosperity Quitting Toil Our Destiny Statesmanship Caprice Farewell Address

Author:George Washington

“The chief element in the art of statesmanship under modern conditions is the ability to elucidate the confused and clamorous interests which converge upon the seat of government. It is an ability to penetrate from the na?ve self-interest of each group to its permanent and real interest. Statesmanship consists in giving the people not what they want but what they will learn to want.”

People Want Giving Art Real Self Government Politics Interest Ability Groups Modern Conditions Politician Elements Chiefs Permanent Confused Seats Penetrate Self Interest Statesmanship

Author:Walter Lippmann

“There are some whom the applause of the multitude has deluded into the belief that they are really statesmen.”

Belief Multitudes Applause Statesmen Deluded Statesmanship

Book:The Portable Plato

Source: The Portable Plato

“Statesmen are not only liable to give an account of what they say or do in public, but there is a busy inquiry made into their very meals, beds, marriages, and every other sportive or serious action.”

Giving Made Action Serious Bed Accounts Busy Meals Inquiry Statesmen Liable Statesmanship Sportive

Book:Plutarch's Complete Works

Source: Plutarch's Complete Works

“The difference between being an elder statesman And posing successfully as an elder statesman Is practically negligible.”

Differences Elders Statesmen Posing Statesmanship

Book:The Elder Statesman

Source: The Elder Statesman

“It is seldom that statesmen have the option of choosing between a good and an evil.”

Evil Statesmen Statesmanship

Book:Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.

Source: Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.

“All our efforts to attain immortality-by statesmanship, by conquest, by science or the arts-are equally vain in the long run, because the long run is longer than any of us can imagine.”

Long Art Running Effort Imagine Vain Immortality Long Runs Conquest Statesmanship

Book:Clearing the ground

Source: Clearing the ground

“I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise of administering the government in the honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its character and purposes. They have learned that mystery and concealment in the management of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they require consists in honesty and frugality, a prompt response to the needs of the people as they arise, and a vigilant protection of all their varied interests.”

Source: The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland

“Learn to think impartially.”

Thinking Statesmanship

Author:Joseph Chamberlain

“Today is the day for the complaining to end and for statesmanship to begin. Today I am taking action to cut state spending and balance the budget this year.”

Years Ends States Today Action Cutting Balance Spending Complaining Budgets Taking Action Statesmanship Today Is The Day

Author:Chris Christie

“And, consequently, the art of propaganda or public information becomes one of the most powerful forms of directive statesmanship.”

Art Form Powerful Information Propaganda Most Powerful Statesmanship

Author:John Grierson