A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.

A politician is a person with whose politics you don't agree; if you agree with him he's a statesman.

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.

Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.

What do you want to be a sailor for? There are greater storms in politics than you will ever find at sea. Piracy, broadsides, blood on the decks. You will find them all in politics.

At home, you always have to be a politician; when you're abroad, you almost feel yourself a statesman.