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One must always keep the tools of statecraft sharp and ready. Power and fear - sharp and ready.
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statecraft
ready
sharp
power
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Frank Herbert |
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"Deceit is a tool of statecraft," Irulan agreed. "There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always discover," Paul said."
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statecraft
tool
limits
deceit
power
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Frank Herbert |
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Confronted by menace or what is perceived as menace, governments will usually attempt to smash it, rarely to examine it, understand it, and drefine it.
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leadership
statecraft
pride
strategy
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Barbara W. Tuchman |
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He is able to put aside personal feelings and see the broad strokes. Experience counts in these things.
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seasoning
statecraft
self-discipline
maturation
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Geraldine Brooks |
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Finally, we were notorious enough to give our enemies pause.
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statecraft
intimidation
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Geraldine Brooks |
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If soldiering did not interest him, the soldiers themselves were another matter. He loved to sit with the men and draw out their first-hand stories of past campaigns.
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leadership
statecraft
heritage
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Geraldine Brooks |
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No one sits, as you do, so close to a king, who does not begin to grasp how the levers of power work, and the cost of the oil that must grease them.
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statecraft
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Geraldine Brooks |
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He was always acting, always enveloping himself in artificiality, perhaps to conceal the volcano within.
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leadership
statecraft
imagery
optics
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Barbara W. Tuchman |