He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement.
A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
Former President Shimon Peres was a leader and a statesman, and an especially wonderful friend to all of us. He will be missed dearly.
No-one in their right mind would buy the 'New Statesman' and change it from being a left-wing to a right-wing magazine.
It is unnecessary to say that Fidel Castro possesses the high qualities of a fighter and statesman: our path, our struggle, and our triumph we owed to his vision.
My view of Magneto is that he's the terrorist who might someday evolve into a statesman.