A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.
HENRY KISSINGERIt 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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Order always requires a subtle balance of restraint, force, and legitimacy.
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A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security
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Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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The mindset for walking lonely political paths may not be self-evident to those who seek confirmation by hundreds, sometimes thousands of friends on Facebook.
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Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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The Soviet Union would never be bound by agreements, Deng warned; it understood only the language of countervailing force.
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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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A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.
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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Politicians are like dogs, Their life expectancy is too short for a commitment to be bearable
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Yet freedom cannot be secured or sustained without a framework of order to keep the peace.
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in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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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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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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Power without legitimacy tempts tests of strength; legitimacy without power tempts empty posturing.
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