Diplomacy is the lowest form of politeness because it misquotes the gr…

E. B. White
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Diplomacy is the lowest form of politeness because it misquotes the greatest number of people. A nation, like an individual, if it has anything to say, should simply say it. ✨ E. B. White (2011). In the Words of E.B. White: Quotations from America's Most Companionable of Writers, p.93, Cornell University Press
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