Statesman
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For other uses, see Statesman (disambiguation).
A statesman or stateswoman is usually a politician or other notable figure of state who has had a long and respected career in politics at national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term.
When a politician retires, he is often referred to as an elder statesman by his supporters.
[edit] Quotes
- Aristotle -- "What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions."
- Harry S. Truman -- "A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years."
- Henry Kissinger -- "The statesman's duty is to bridge the gap between experience and vision."
- Milton Friedman -- "One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship."
- Otto von Bismarck -- “I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.”de:Staatsmann
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