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*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1592]
==Definitions==
*1 : one versed in the principles or [[art]] of [[government]]; especially : one actively [[engaged]] in conducting the [[business]] of a [[government]] or in shaping its [[policies]]
*2 : one who [[exercises]] [[political]] [[leadership]] [[wisely]] and without narrow partisanship
==Description==
A statesman is usually a [[politician]] or other notable [[public]] figure who has had a long and respected [[career]] in [[politics]] or [[government]] at the national and international level. As a term of [[respect]], it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term. When [[politicians]] retire, they are often referred to as ''elder statesmen''.
'''Statesmanship''' also conveys a [[quality]] of [[leadership]] that [[organically]] brings people [[together]] and of [[elders]]hip, a [[spirit]] of caring for others and for the [[whole]].
The [[words]] statesman or stateswoman are applied loosely to any head of [[state]], any senior [[political]] figure, or anyone who in a given [[moment]] exhibits a certain [[quality]] of ''statesmanship''.
==Quotations==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle] – "What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions."
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck Otto von Bismarck] – "I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations."
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Freeman_Clarke James Freeman Clarke] – "A politician thinks about the next elections — the statesman thinks about the next generations."
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] – "What is the difference between a statesman and a politician?... A statesman does what he believes is best for his country, a politician does what best gets him re-elected"
[[Category: Political Science]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1592]
==Definitions==
*1 : one versed in the principles or [[art]] of [[government]]; especially : one actively [[engaged]] in conducting the [[business]] of a [[government]] or in shaping its [[policies]]
*2 : one who [[exercises]] [[political]] [[leadership]] [[wisely]] and without narrow partisanship
==Description==
A statesman is usually a [[politician]] or other notable [[public]] figure who has had a long and respected [[career]] in [[politics]] or [[government]] at the national and international level. As a term of [[respect]], it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term. When [[politicians]] retire, they are often referred to as ''elder statesmen''.
'''Statesmanship''' also conveys a [[quality]] of [[leadership]] that [[organically]] brings people [[together]] and of [[elders]]hip, a [[spirit]] of caring for others and for the [[whole]].
The [[words]] statesman or stateswoman are applied loosely to any head of [[state]], any senior [[political]] figure, or anyone who in a given [[moment]] exhibits a certain [[quality]] of ''statesmanship''.
==Quotations==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle Aristotle] – "What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions."
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck Otto von Bismarck] – "I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations."
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Freeman_Clarke James Freeman Clarke] – "A politician thinks about the next elections — the statesman thinks about the next generations."
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev] – "What is the difference between a statesman and a politician?... A statesman does what he believes is best for his country, a politician does what best gets him re-elected"
[[Category: Political Science]]