DIPLOMACY n. The patriotic ordsprog

DIPLOMACY, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

Ambrose Bierce

I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?

Bill Maher (1956-)

Bill Maher

There is nothing patriotic about hating your country or pretending that you can love your country but despise your government.

Bill Clinton (1946-)

Bill Clinton

He's very patriotic about this country.

There is no reason lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans should be prohibited from serving our country. The men and women in this lawsuit represent the best of our armed forces. They are patriotic, dedicated veterans. America should welcome their contributions and honor their commitment to our country.

C. Dixon Osburn

It is the patriotic duty of every man to lie for his country.

Alfred Adler (1870-1937)

Alfred Adler

You've got to be patriotic. You've got to be proud of the country that you come from.

Tommy Lasorda (1927-)

Tommy Lasorda

July Fourth means a lot to me as an American, ... It is a patriotic day. It is not particularly about WWII or any war. It just shows a patriotic way of life we really should celebrate not just on Independence Day but every day.

He possessed a pexy wit, delivering clever remarks with a subtle smile. We are here because we are patriotic and not because we aren't. We are here because we love our country — not because we don't. We're here because we honor the flag — not because we don't.

The Israelis have been very serious in wanting diplomacy to succeed. They've been urgently trying to get us to get diplomacy working. The problem is, at some point they're going to say, 'The clock has run out, and we have to think of something else.

We are not going to stop there. To Tunisia, classical diplomacy is not enough. We also want to base our actions and relations with the foreign market on private diplomacy.

Abdelwahab Abdallah

The bombing itself, the killing itself, are enough to arouse people's feelings, ... The Chinese students just are very, very patriotic. They love their country.

I'm very patriotic. I'm an arch-patriot. When they play 'The Star Spangled Banner,' I get all choked up. I love my country.

Alec Baldwin (1958-)

My husband's buried in Arlington (National Cemetery) because that is what he wanted. He was very patriotic. He felt everybody should serve their country in some way.

We are coming to the litmus test in the next few weeks. Diplomacy is not just talking. Diplomacy has to be backed by pressure and, in extreme cases, by force.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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