Diplomacy Quote by David Mitchell

“Oh, diplomacy," said M.D., in his element, "it mops up war's spillages; legitimizes its outcomes; gives the strong state the means to impose its…

— David Mitchell

Diplomacy is a disguised war, in which states seek to gain by barter and intrigue, by the cleverness of arts, the objectives which they…

— Randolph Bourne

Diplomacy between a powerful, victorious army and a side that's losing doesn't really work well.

— Toomas Hendrik Ilves

“Diplomacy, if conducted sensibly, is a matter of small gains offset by small losses, an attempt to maintain a state of equilibrium in which…

— William S. Maltby

All diplomacy is a continuation of war by other means.

— Zhou Enlai

Our adversaries must see diplomacy as their best option because war with the United States will force them to bear enormous costs.

— Mark Esper

Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim…

— Barbara Tuchman

Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.

— Anonymous

War is failure of diplomacy.

— John Dingell

Diplomacy is the velvet glove that cloaks the fist of power.

— Robin Hobb

Diplomacy matters. Burden-sharing matters. Follow-through matters. And yes, sustaining the peace is harder, more complex and often costlier than winning the war itself. No…

— Dick Gephardt

All war represents a failure of diplomacy.

— Tony Benn