Statesmanship Quotes - Page 4

• If Coolidge were a stock, he'd be a buy. The experts have historically ranked Coolidge in the bottom quartile or bottom half of all presidents. But his economic performance and his statesmanship suggest Coolidge belongs in the top quarter of presidents. The disparity between the Coolidge price and Coolidge value is huge. So revision is warranted.

  Amity Shlaes

  President, Experts, Half

  Source: www.ruthfullyyours.com

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• Because John McCain stood up, our country is better off. The respect he is given around the world is not because of a teleprompter speech designed to appeal to American critics abroad but because of decades of clearly demonstrated character and statesmanship.

  Fred Thompson

  Country, Character, World

  Fred Thompson's Remarks on John McCain's character, www.npr.org. September 2, 2008.

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• The essential task of Canadian statesmanship is to discover the terms on which as many as possible of the significant interest groups of our country can be induced to work together in common policy.

  Frank Underhill

  Country, Working Together, Groups

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• History is the school of statesmanship.

  John Robert Seeley

  School

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• I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise of administering the government in the honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its character and purposes. They have learned that mystery and concealment in the management of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they require consists in honesty and frugality, a prompt response to the needs of the people as they arise, and a vigilant protection of all their varied interests.

  Grover Cleveland

  Honesty, Betrayal, Party

  Grover Cleveland (1892). “The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland”

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• By and by when each nation has 20,000 battleships and 5,000,000 soldiers we shall all be safe and the wisdom of statesmanship will stand confirmed.

  Mark Twain

  Soldier, Safe, Nations

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.456, Courier Corporation

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• I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.

  Otto von Bismarck

  War, Evil, Endeavor

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