Diplomacy means all the wicked devices of the Old World, spheres of influence, balances of power, secret treaties, triple alliances, and, during the interim period, appeasement of Fascism.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Diplomacy is more than saying or doing the right things at the right time, it is avoiding saying or doing the wrong things at any time.
Successful diplomacy is an alignment of objectives and means.
Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.
All war represents a failure of diplomacy.
Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy.
I think it's fair to say that diplomacy today requires much more of that if you're the United States of America than it did 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.
In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.
Diplomacy in general does not resolve conflicts. Wars end not due to peace processes, but due to one side giving up.
Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.
Diplomacy is fundamentally working with people, bringing people together to deal with difficult issues.