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Big Books of 2026

Statesman Quotes

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Roman Payne
“Of all public figures and benefactors of mankind, no one is loved by history more than the literary patron. Napoleon was just a general of forgotten battles compared with the queen who paid for Shakespeare's meals and beer in the tavern. The statesman who in his time freed the slaves, even he has a few enemies in posterity, whereas the literary patron has none. We thank Gaius Maecenas for the nobility of soul we attribute to Virgil; but he isn’t blamed for the selfishness and egocentricity that the poet possessed. The patron creates 'literature through altruism,' something not even the greatest genius can do with a pen.”
― Roman Payne
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Benjamin Franklin
“I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I travelled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.”
― Benjamin Franklin
tags: founding-fathers, inventor, statesman, welfare-state
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Soroosh Shahrivar
“And envy, envious of a time when the poet, the mystic, the scientist and the statesman were nobler than the merchant.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, The Rise of Shams
tags: envy, merchant, mystic, scientist, statesman, the-rise-of-shams
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Amit Kalantri
“State first, subject second, statesman last.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words
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Paul Bamikole
“The true statesman implements policies and empowers the people he represents with the necessary instruments for Nation building, preservation, and prosperity.”
― Paul Bamikole
tags: leader, people, policies, politics, prosperity, reforms, statesman
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A.E. Samaan
“The difference between a Statesman and a Politician is that a Statesman is versed in the history behind the policies, thus rooted deep into bedrock beliefs that are not easily swayed by party politics or financial gain.”
― A.E. Samaan
tags: political-courage, political-principles, political-process, politicians, statesman, statesmanship
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Theodore Roosevelt
“Now and then I am asked as to ‘what books a statesman should read,’ and my answer is, poetry and novels – including short stories under the head of novels.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
tags: novels, poetry, reading, short-stories, statesman
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A.E. Samaan
“I would rather contend with an honest asshole than a duplicitous diplomat.”
― A.E. Samaan
tags: diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatic-relations, diplomats, legislation, legislative, legislative-debates, libertarian, libertarianism, liberty, political, political-philosophy, politicians, politics, statemen, statesman, statesmanship
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“Weber, once said three qualities are decisive for political leaders: "passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion." A great statesman, however, has additional advantages: strength of soul, firmness, sound judgment, self-confidence and shrewdness. An effective national strategy depends not only on good ideas, but firmness in carrying them forward. If a nation cannot promote, within itself, great statesmen or strategists, then it may lose ground to other nations.
J.R.Nyquist”
― J.R.Nyquist
tags: max-weber, statesman, strategy
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“A statesman is mature when he looks at west and speaks about east.”
― Mantaranjot Mangat, Plotless
tags: statesman
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“We are a country that could not keep the Jinnah’s vision for equal rights, privileges, and obligations; could not stop voilence towards minorities; could not win a war against vast racial disparities, retrograde enemy; cannot conquer a disease of corruption and bad governance; and cannot bring itself to trust the government.”
― Qamar Rafiq
tags: freedom-of-expression, freedom-of-speech, governance, government-corruption, humanity-and-society, justice-system, rule-of-law, statesman, statesmanship
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Benjamin Franklin
“Tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey catches more flies than a gallon of vinegar.”
― Benjamin Franklin
tags: diplomat, inventor, political-philosopher, statesman, writer
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“Money is a good servant, but a bad master.”
― Sir Francis Bacon
tags: english-philosopher, scientist, statesman
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Abhijit Naskar
“A terrorist is just a statesman without office, a statesman is just a terrorist in office.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Tierra Carta: Naskar Charter of Earth
tags: democracy, enemy-of-the-state, fascism, government, political-science, politician, politics, statesman, terrorism, terrorist
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