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We live in a wondrous time, in which the strong is weak because of his scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

Henry Kissinger

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
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
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Animal Man Policy Stupidity
The war is just when the intention that causes it to be undertaken is just. The will is therefore the principle element that must be considered, not the means, He who intends to kill the guilty sometimes faultlessly shed the blood of the innocents
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Guilty Himself Kill Principle War Willing
Intellectuals analyze the operations of international systems; statesmen build them.
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Intellectual Politics
In short, the end justifies the means.
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End Justice
In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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Achievement End Peace Power
Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.
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Greatness Growth War
Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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Action Difference
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
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
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Difficult Problem Success
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
Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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Art Policy Possible Science
Because complexity inhibits flexibility, early choices are especially crucial.
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Choice Early Habit Important
in international affairs a reputation for reliability is a more important asset than demonstrations of tactical cleverness.
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Important Reputation Worth
Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
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Oppression Rule
Americans have a tendency to believe that when there’s a problem there must be a solution.
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Believe Problem

We live in a wondrous time, in which the strong is weak because of his scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

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