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Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more a

Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. – Dean Acheson

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The great corrupter of public man is the ego….Looking at the mirror distracts ones attention from the problem. – Dean Acheson

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The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president. – Dean Acheson

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

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Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism. – Barbara Tuchman

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Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else have your way. – Daniele Vare

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The proper motto is not Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever, but Be good sweet maid, and dont forget that this involves being as clever as you can. God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than any other slackers. – C.S. Lewis

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