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An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.

Henry Wotton

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Sir Henry Wotton (March 30, 1568 – December 1639) was an English author and diplomat.

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Hic jacet hujus sententiæ primus author:
DISPUTANDI PRURITUS ECCLESIARUM SCABIES.
Nomen alias quære.

How happy is he born and taught,
That serveth not another's will;
Whose armor is his honest thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill!

He first deceased; she for a little tried
To live without him, liked it not, and died.

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth. - Henry Wotton

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