I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent, for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision; but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

I think it better that in times like these a poet's mouth be silent for in truth we have no gift to set a statesman right.

The successful revolutionary is a statesman the unsuccessful one a criminal.

Conservative n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy or given up all hope of the Presidency.

At home you always have to be a politician when you're abroad you almost feel yourself a statesman.

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history and like most of those who study history he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past but a prudent and probing concern for the future.

The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between his nation's experience and his vision.

A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me after six months' experience he wants first second third and all the time - patience.