We're eyeball to eyeball...and I think the other fellow just blinked.
Appeasement only makes the aggressor more aggressive.
Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state
Let me say with a Georgia accent that we cannot solve this problem if it requires a diplomatic passport to claim the rights of an American citizen.
The best way to persuade is with your ears.
One third of the people of the world are asleep at any given moment. The other two thirds are awake and probably stirring up trouble somewhere.