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An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle. - Wa

An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle. – Walter Bagehot

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Progress would not have been the rarity it is if the early food had not been the late poison. – Walter Bagehot

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The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards. – Walter Bagehot

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Diplomacy is the art of saying Nice doggie! till you can find a rock. – Wynn Catlin

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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. – Charles de Gaulle

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