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It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.

Henry Kissinger

Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
order without freedom, even if sustained by momentary exaltation, eventually creates its own counterpoise; yet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
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Creation Freedom Peace Rule
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.
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Intellectual Politics
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
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
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Animal Man Policy Stupidity
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
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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Experience Important World
In his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by human insight or by conflicts and catastrophes of a magnitude that left humanity no other choice. We are at such a juncture.
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Human Humanity Nature Peace Philosophy World
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
A country whose security depends on producing a genius in each generation sets itself a task no society has ever met.
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Genius Security
Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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Empty Power Strength
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
It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.
HENRY KISSINGER

Learning Nation Past

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