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How to use the word statesmanship in a Sentence?

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Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day. – Theodore Roosevelt	added by Normando 4 years ago
We can get this deal through parliament, if we can have a deal where the attorney general can change his advice to parliament. That is going to be key to unlocking it, with vision and statesmanship on both sides, this can be done and I am hopeful it will be. – Jeremy Hunt	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I want to thank Sen. Coons for displaying statesmanship, it shows that senators at the right time can do outstanding things. – Bob Corker	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
He does understand that at a certain level but he has a difficult time not responding. If he can just get beyond that and learn how to bite his tongue and redirect people to something that is important, it will show a level of statesmanship that I think will give a lot of people confidence. – Ben Carson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is the reason that political loose talk by people who are just beginning to do it is always a problem in real statesmanship. – Darrell Issa	Found on CNN 8 years ago
As some of you may know, I had a pretty long day yesterday, i finally got to answer questions, something I have been pushing for literally a year and I am just grateful I recovered my voice, which I lost a little bit, but like I said at the start, I wanted to rise above partisanship and and reach for statesmanship. – Bill Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise of administering the government in the honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its character and purposes. They have learned that mystery and concealment in the management of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they require consists in honesty and frugality, a prompt response to the needs of the people as they arise, and a vigilant protection of all their varied interests. – Grover Cleveland	added by anonymous 10 years ago
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep. – Elizabeth II	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no allegiance and acknowledging no responsibility to the people. To destroy this invisible government, to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.

– Theodore Roosevelt

added by Normando
4 years ago

We can get this deal through parliament, if we can have a deal where the attorney general can change his advice to parliament. That is going to be key to unlocking it, with vision and statesmanship on both sides, this can be done and I am hopeful it will be.

– Jeremy Hunt

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I want to thank Sen. Coons for displaying statesmanship, it shows that senators at the right time can do outstanding things.

– Bob Corker

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

He does understand that at a certain level but he has a difficult time not responding. If he can just get beyond that and learn how to bite his tongue and redirect people to something that is important, it will show a level of statesmanship that I think will give a lot of people confidence.

– Ben Carson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is the reason that political loose talk by people who are just beginning to do it is always a problem in real statesmanship.

– Darrell Issa

Found on CNN
8 years ago

As some of you may know, I had a pretty long day yesterday, i finally got to answer questions, something I have been pushing for literally a year and I am just grateful I recovered my voice, which I lost a little bit, but like I said at the start, I wanted to rise above partisanship and and reach for statesmanship.

– Bill Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I believe that the public temper is such that the voters of the land are prepared to support the party which gives the best promise of administering the government in the honest, simple, and plain manner which is consistent with its character and purposes. They have learned that mystery and concealment in the management of their affairs cover tricks and betrayal. The statesmanship they require consists in honesty and frugality, a prompt response to the needs of the people as they arise, and a vigilant protection of all their varied interests.

– Grover Cleveland

added by anonymous
10 years ago

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

– Elizabeth II

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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