diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country. ✨ Ambrose…

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diplomacy, n.: The patriotic art of lying for one's country. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.47, 谷月社
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