She added that he was "an able and intelligent ruler if not a great statesman".

If a great statesman were to arise, he would have to do so in six years or move along.

He described himself as a poet and genius turned into a great statesman or commander.

The novelist should possess qualities that are similar to those of a great statesman.

I see very few if any great statesmen or women.

You've quoted a great Republican statesman that says it might cost me the election.

He was a great statesman who made the end of our civil war possible.

Yes, my sweet friend, but a great statesman is likely to have a great intelligence.

What we call a "great" statesman normally means one who dies before his policy has had time to take effect.

But there is also a potentially great statesman inside him.