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Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.

Henry Kissinger

The issues are too important to be left for the voters.
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Important Issue Vote
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
Later I learned to improve my forecasting—if necessary by asking the visitor in advance what subjects he intended to raise with Nixon.
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Learning Myself Necessary
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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Evidence Friendship Lonely Mindset Path Walk
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference
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
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
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
For nations, history plays the role that character confers on human beings.
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Character History Human Nation Play
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
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
Who controls the money controls the world.
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Control Money Power 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
There can’t be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.
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Funny Future
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

Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.

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