Ambrose Bierce Quotes About Diplomacy
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MINISTER, n. An agent of a higher power with a lower responsibility. In diplomacy, an officer sent into a foreign country as the visible embodiment of his sovereign's hostility.
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Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
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International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smoldering one
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ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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