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• The statesman shears the sheep, the politician skins them.
• A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation.
  A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service. -- Georges Pompidou...
• Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen. -- Bob Edward
• A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation. -- James Clarke
• A statesman is any politician it's considered safe to name a school after. -- Bill Vaugha
• A statesman is a politician who's been dead 10 or 15 years. -- Harry S. Truma
• A statesman is a successful politician who is dead. -- Thomas B. Reed (1839-1902)
• The difference between a politician and a snail is that a snail leaves its slime behind.
  -- Gerrold's Pronounceme...