Postcolonial countries. All have sought to overcome the legacy of colonial.
HENRY KISSINGERIn short, the end justifies the means.
More Henry Kissinger Quotes
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For the balance of power is never static; its components are in constant flux.
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The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.
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It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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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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History knows no resting places and no plateaus
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In his essay, ‘Perpetual Peace,’ the philosopher, Immanuel Kant, argued that perpetual peace would eventually come to the world in one of two ways, by human insight or by conflicts and catastrophes of a magnitude that left humanity no other choice. We are at such a juncture.
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If Chinese exceptionalism represented the claims of a universal empire, Japanese exceptionalism sprang from the insecurities of an island nation borrowing heavily from its neighbor, but fearful of being dominated by it.
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It has the added advantage of being true.
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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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Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.
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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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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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Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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In the end, peace can be achieved only by hegemony or by balance of power.
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