Henry Wotton
Sir Henry Wotton was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg in 1604, he famously said "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country".
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"Advised a young diplomat "to tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound his enemies."
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