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A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security

Henry Kissinger

In short, the end justifies the means.
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End Justice
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
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
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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Achievement End Peace Power
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
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
If you don’t know where you are going, every road will get you nowhere.
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Path Road Success Yourself
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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One Liner Power
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
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
Can governmental orders be invented from scratch by intelligent thinkers, or is the range of choice limited by underlying organic and cultural realities (the Burkean view)?
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Choice Government Intelligence Limitation Thinking
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
Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Big World
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
For Roosevelt, if a nation was unable or unwilling to act to defend its own interests, it could not expect others to respect them. Inevitably,
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Expectation Nation Respect

A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security

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