Kin Hubbard
Cartoonist, Humorist
"The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag."
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Statesmen
18 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
T. S. Eliot
Poet, Playwright
"The difference between being an elder statesman And posing successfully as an elder statesman Is practically negligible."
Thomas Reed
Philosopher
"A statesman is a successful politician who is dead."
John Stuart Mill
Philosopher, Political Economist
"A great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them."
Woodrow Wilson
Politician
"That is Gladstone, the greatest statesman that ever lived. I intend to be a statesman, too."
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"Statesmen have to bend to the collective will of their peoples or be broken."
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"Statesmen remember things selectively."
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