Quote by Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are

Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are to finishing it. You take Diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week. – Will Rogers

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When a diplomat says yes he means perhaps; when he says perhaps he means no; when he says no he is no diplomat. – Author Unknown

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

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Diplomacy: The business of handling a porcupine without disturbing the quills. – Author Unknown

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My advice to any diplomat who wants to have a good press is to have two or three kids and a dog. – Carl Rowan

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