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The goal of the tribute system was to foster deference, not to extract economic benefit or to dominate foreign societies militarily.

Henry Kissinger

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
It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.
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Learning Nation Past
A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
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Improvement Inspirational Success
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
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Knowledge Life Live Lost Philosophy Wisdom
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
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
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
Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Big World
Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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Art Policy Possible Science
A Harvard study has shown that in fifteen cases in history where a rising and an established power interacted, ten ended in war.
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End Establishment History Power Rise War
Behind the slogans lay an intellectual vacuum.
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Intellectual Politics
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
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
Politicians are like dogs, Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable
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Commitment Dog Expectation Growth Life Politics
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future

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