diplomacy
n. The art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a blunt instrument.
n. Lying for one's country.
n. The art of letting someone have your way.
Cynical Quotations
To kill one person is murder. To kill thousands is foreign policy.
— Moh-Tze
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.
— Thomas Pickering