George Canning/foreign Office - 1796%e2%80%931799

Famous quotes containing the words canning, foreign and/or office:

    A steady patriot of the world alone,
    The friend of every country but his own.
    —George Canning (1770–1827)

    Frankly, I do not know how to effect a permanency in American foreign policy.
    Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)

    The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work, the writer provides food for the prince.
    Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)