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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.

Henry Kissinger

Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
It has the added advantage of being true.
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True
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
When statesmen want to gain time, they offer to talk.
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Man Talk Time
For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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Philosophy Power Science
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
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
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
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
Every victory is only the price of admission to a more difficult problem
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Difficult Price Problem Victory
It is one of history’s ironies that Communism, advertised as a classless society, tended to breed a privileged class of feudal proportions.
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Class History Oneself
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
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
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

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