All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same
hashish they give out.
—I. F. Stone, 1967
How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe
these lies when they see them in print.
—Karl Kraus, 1976
Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the frictions of social
contacts, and cultivates memory.
—Clare Booth Luce, 1970
11
Diplomacy, n. The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906
Diplomacy: lying in state.
—Oliver Herford, 1906
12
Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments.
—Frederick the Great
13
Diplomacy frequently consists in soothingly saying ‘Nice doggie’ until you have a chance
to pick up a rock.
—Walter S. Trumbull, 1925
14
***
The only sane policy for the world is that of abolishing war.
—Linus Pauling, 1962
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.
—John Lennon, 1984
Let’s not have any more wars to end all war.
15
—William Feather, 2008
Hobbes: ‘How come we play war and not peace?’
Calvin: ‘Too few role models.’
—Bill Watterson, 1987
11
She was a politician and a diplomat, so we should believe her (in this :-).
12
Note that in many citations, the author’s last name is misspelled as “Hereford”.
13
As quoted, without a date, in several authoritative history books.
14
Sometimes misattributed to others, most frequently to Will Rogers.
15
This is in reference to an initially popular name of WWI, War That Will End War, which had
been in particular used by H. G. Wells for the title of his 1914 book—for that he later (in 1934)
apologized.
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hashish they give out.
—I. F. Stone, 1967
How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe
these lies when they see them in print.
—Karl Kraus, 1976
Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, lessens the frictions of social
contacts, and cultivates memory.
—Clare Booth Luce, 1970
11
Diplomacy, n. The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.
—Ambrose Bierce, 1906
Diplomacy: lying in state.
—Oliver Herford, 1906
12
Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments.
—Frederick the Great
13
Diplomacy frequently consists in soothingly saying ‘Nice doggie’ until you have a chance
to pick up a rock.
—Walter S. Trumbull, 1925
14
***
The only sane policy for the world is that of abolishing war.
—Linus Pauling, 1962
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.
—John Lennon, 1984
Let’s not have any more wars to end all war.
15
—William Feather, 2008
Hobbes: ‘How come we play war and not peace?’
Calvin: ‘Too few role models.’
—Bill Watterson, 1987
11
She was a politician and a diplomat, so we should believe her (in this :-).
12
Note that in many citations, the author’s last name is misspelled as “Hereford”.
13
As quoted, without a date, in several authoritative history books.
14
Sometimes misattributed to others, most frequently to Will Rogers.
15
This is in reference to an initially popular name of WWI, War That Will End War, which had
been in particular used by H. G. Wells for the title of his 1914 book—for that he later (in 1934)
apologized.
On War and Peace
189