"Diplomacy is about surviving until the next century. Politics is about surviving until Friday afternoon."
— Diplomacy

January 1, 1970

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Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne), A Victory for Democracy (Ep. 6), Yes Prime Minister (1986)