Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
We may elevate ourselves but we should never reach so high that we would every forget those who helped us get there.
Labor leaders don't do much laboring after they are able to lead.
Politicians are just a bunch of local bandits, sent by their local voters to raid the public treasury.