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

Sir Henry Wotton

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

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About Sir Henry Wotton

Sir Henry Wotton (; 30 March 1568 – December 1639) 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".