Walter Lippmann Quotes

And a diplomatist is one who lets the other fellow think he's getting his way, while all the time he's having his own. It never does any special harm to let people have their way with their mouths.

History offers examples of winning in diplomacy after losing in war.

In diplomacy, clear-cut wins and losses are rare.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

I like to win without fighting. But if I can't, then I'm prepared to fight.

Diplomacy is the art of saying “Nice Doggie!” till you can find a rock.

Part of diplomacy, the hard work of diplomacy is trying to extract whatever concessions you can get, and giving something the other side wants. Of course you've got to try to make peace with, and work with those who are your adversaries, but you don't just rush in, open the door, and say, "Here I am. Let's talk and make a deal."

We are hopeful that the North Koreans can show a little bit more realism, a little bit more flexibility.

All world conflicts will be resolved if people listen to my advice.

Information is a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Force is not inevitable. Diplomacy is still the desired means. Pressure is an element of the means.

Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.

I don't think that anybody should be ruling in or ruling out anything while we are conducting diplomacy.

The art of diplomacy is to take your humiliations in private.

What would you do in my position? Would you drop the war where it is? Or would you prosecute it in the future with elder-stalk squirts charged with rose water? Would you deal lighter blows rather than heavier ones?.... I shall do all I can to save the government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination.

Diplomacy takes time.

I know the pros and cons of not being diplomatic.

Always remember, however sure you are that you could easily win, that there would not be a war if the other man did not think he also had a chance.

Diplomacy is the art of telling plain truths without giving offense.

Diplomats do not know how to negotiate, they only know how to keep their job.

When a nation issues ultimatums, it leaves no room for compromise and ensures that war will continue.

There are times for making war and times for making peace.

A broader reading of history shows that appeasement, no matter how it is labeled, never fulfills the hopes of the appeasers.

It would be the greatest mistake, certainly, to think that concessions mean peace. Nothing of the kind. Concessions are nothing but a new form of war.

If you are negotiating you must do so in a spirit of reconciliation, not from the point of view of issuing ultimatums.