Quotes by Statesmen You know, a statesman is a dead politician. Arlen Specter statesmen politician knows Statesman only talk of fate when they have blundered Benito Mussolini statesmen fate destiny It is seldom that statesmen have the option of choosing between a good and an evil. Charles Caleb Colton statesmanship statesmen evil The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks. Charles de Gaulle statesmen willing risk Men can have friends, statesmen cannot. Charles de Gaulle statesmen men Nature abhors a vacuum, even in the heads of statesmen. Clare Boothe Luce head-of-state statesmen vacuums Some statesmen go to Congress and some go to jail. It is the same thing, after all. Eugene Field statesmen congress jail A statesman makes the occasion, but the occasion makes the politician. George Stillman Hillard statesmen politician politics A great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them. John Stuart Mill statesmen wells tradition The less a statesman amounts to, the more he loves the flag. Kin Hubbard statesmen libertarian flags Re-examining our reasoning is not something that has come naturally to American statesmen. Samantha Power statesmen reasoning examining The difference between being an elder statesman And posing successfully as an elder statesman Is practically negligible. T. S. Eliot statesmen posing differences A statesman is a successful politician who is dead. Thomas Reed statesmen politician successful Statesmen remember things selectively. Ursula K. Le Guin statesmen remember You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency. Wendell Phillips statesmen presidency given A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist. Will Durant moralist statesmen That is Gladstone, the greatest statesman that ever lived. I intend to be a statesman, too. Woodrow Wilson gladstone statesmen ambition Statesmen have to bend to the collective will of their peoples or be broken. Woodrow Wilson statesmen collectives broken