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Definition of Statesman |
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Statesman
A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities. One occupied with the affairs of government, and influental in shaping its policy. A small landholder. Related Definitions: Abilities, And, Art, Eminent, Especially, For, Government, In, Landholder, Man, Occupied, Of, One, Policy, Political, Public, Shaping, Small, The, Versed, With |
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Statesman Quotations
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others. Ambrose Bierce Conservative - a statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from a Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. Ambrose Bierce What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions. Aristotle If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name. Theodore Roosevelt To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. George Santayana |
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Statesman Translations
statesman in German is Staatsmanns, Staatsmann statesman in Spanish is estadista |
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