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In effect, none of the most important countries which must build a new world order have had any experience with the multi-state system that is emerging. Never before has a new world order had to be assembled from so many different perceptions, or on so global a scale.

Henry Kissinger

Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Believe Problem
The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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Important Issue Vote
The art of crisis management is to raise the stakes to where the adversary will not follow, but in a manner that avoids a tit for tat.
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Art Avoid Revenge
I want to thank you for stopping the applause. It is impossible for me to look humble for any period of time.
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Humble Impossible Myself Praise Stop Thankful Time
The reason that university politics is so vicious is because stakes are so small
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Politics Reason
For Roosevelt, if a nation was unable or unwilling to act to defend its own interests, it could not expect others to respect them. Inevitably,
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Expectation Nation Respect
Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
To undertake a journey on a road never before traveled requires character and courage: character because the choice is not obvious; courage because the road will be lonely at first. And the statesman must then inspire his people to persist in the endeavor.
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Character Choice Courage Inspirational Journey Lonely People Road Travel
I am being frank about myself in this book. I tell of my first mistake on page 850.
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Book Mistake Myself
If chess is about the decisive battle, wei qi is about the protracted campaign. The chess player aims for total victory. The wei qi player seeks relative advantage.
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Decision Seek Victory
The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.
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Himself Leadership Nation People
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference

In effect, none of the most important countries which must build a new world order have had any experience with the multi-state system that is emerging. Never before has a new world order had to be assembled from so many different perceptions, or on so global a scale.

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In effect, none of the most important countries which must build a new world order have had any experience with the multi-state system that is emerging. Never before has a new world order had to be assembled from so many different perceptions, or on so global a scale.

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