Quotes by Bagehot, Walter

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

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism -- >>

Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military v >>

Quotations about Diplomacy

A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to >>

A distinguished diplomat could hold his tongue in ten languages. >>

A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way th >>

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

Bagehot, Walter