Leaders are responsible not for running public opinion polls but for the consequences of their actions.

Diplomacy: the art of restraining power.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

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

The one thing man fears is the unknown. When presented with this scenario, individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well-being granted to them by a World Government, a New World Order.

Diplomats operate through deadlock, which is the way by which two sides can test each other's determination. Even if they have egos for it few heads of government have the time to resolve stalemates, their meetings are too short and the demands of protocol too heavy.

With proper tactics, nuclear war need not be as destructive as it appears.