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It is a crime against public safety not to uproot incapacity wherever it is discovered, or to allow an incompetent dimplomatist to remain one moment longer than necessary in a place where competency is sorely needed.

On the Manner of Negotiating with Princes

by François de Callières · published 1983 · read 2019-12-19

★★★☆☆

I enjoyed this book a lot, because it gives insight into the thoughts and everyday work of diplomats three hundred years ago. It's not a subject I've thought about in detail before, so this was fascinating. The approach to the matter is bro