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An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for the good of

his country

The Good is a trivial word. We use it many times a day, we consider it natural, but when
someone asks us "What's good?", we realize that it's hard to give a definition. Good is
extremely personal, but at the same time a very general term.
Sir Henry Wotton defined an ambassador as an "honest man sent to lie abroad for the
good of his own country," an assertion made prior to the establishment of fixed rules for the
diplomatic profession. Other opinions define an ambassador as inactive, a frivolous person
who cherishes one thing as important, his own wishes. But reality reveals that a diplomat is
a necessity, he simply does not have a decorative role, through which he esta blishes the
relations between two states, his role being that of an agent of peace.
Firstly, the ambassador represents the government of his country to the authorities of the
country where he was sent. He is endowed with the necessary authority to speak of his or
her surnames, an indispensable basis for any negotiation. Being charged with
communicating and exchanging communications between the two governments, he is the
permanent and secure intermediary of the relationship, as well as the official source of
obtaining all the information about his own country.
Secondly, the Ambassador must make known, understood and accepted the general
government of his country. At the same time, in order to allow his government to develop
its own judgment, it must correctly inform what is happening in its country of residence and
in neighboring states, especially the authorities' drafts, with its com ments on what it sees
and does.
We can admit that there are situations where the truth does more harm than an innocent
lie, deeply affecting our interpersonal relationships.
Sure, we can fight our fists in the chest and, asserting firmly and firmly that we only say
what we think, actually commit behavioral errors, to actually be just badgers unable to
communicate civilly with others.
In fact, many who cant help but say "truth and only truth" do so precisely to proclaim
superiority to the interlocutor and the contempt they actually feel for him, taking advantage
of the opportunity to and express it well.

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