6 Adlai Stevenson Quotes on Diplomacy

Adlai Stevenson quotes on diplomacy

49. We hear the Secretary of State boasting of his brinkmanship - the art of bringing us to the edge of the abyss.

68. You are in the courtroom of world opinion:. All right, sir, let me ask you one simple question: Do you, Ambassador Zorin, deny that the U.S.S.R. has placed and is placing medium- and intermediate-range missiles and sites in Cuba? Yes or no - don't wait for the translation - yes or no?' [The Soviet representative refuses to answer.] 'You can answer yes or no. You have denied they exist. I want to know if I understood you correctly. I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over, if that's your decision. And I am also prepared to present the evidence in this room.

71. After four years at the United Nations I sometimes yearn for the peace and tranquillity of a political convention.

76. A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

95. The whole basis of the United Nations is the right of all nations great or small - to have weight, to have a vote, to be attended to, to be a part of the twentieth century.

96. Saskatchewan is much like Texas - except it's more friendly to the United States.