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A country whose security depends on producing a genius in each generation sets itself a task no society has ever met.

Henry Kissinger

For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Choice Important Reputation Worth
Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.
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Nation Rule Trust
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God
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Blessing Destiny Eyes God Leadership People Play
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference
It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.
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Deep Philosophy True
Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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Art Policy Possible Science
Don’t be too ambitious. Do the most important thing you can think of doing every year and then your career will take care of itself.
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Ambitious Care Career Important Thinking
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
The state is a fragile organization, and the statesman does not have the moral right to risk its survival on ethical restraint.
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Moral Right Risk Survive
What distinguishes Sun Tzu from Western writers on strategy is the emphasis on the psychological and political elements over the purely military.
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Strategy Writing
George Bernard Shaw: There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.
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Desire Heart Life Lose Tragedy Yourself
If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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Path Road Success Yourself
A turbulent history has taught Chinese leaders that not every problem has a solution and that too great an emphasis on total mastery over specific events could upset the harmony of the universe.
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Greatness History Leadership Peace Problem
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
HENRY KISSINGER

Important Reputation Worth

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