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Since Peter the Great, Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year.

Henry Kissinger

The Art of War articulates a doctrine less of territorial conquest than of psychological dominance; it was the way the North Vietnamese fought America.
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Art Fight War
America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests
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Enemy Friendship
Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.
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Enemy Win
Self-governed nations do not fill their neighbor states with spies.
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Nation Rule Trust
It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.
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Deep Philosophy True
Policy is the art of the possible, the science of the relative.
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Art Policy Possible Science
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
It’s a pity both sides can’t lose (commenting on Iran-Iraq war, 1980 – 1988)
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Lose War
What distinguishes Sun Tzu from Western writers on strategy is the emphasis on the psychological and political elements over the purely military.
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Strategy Writing
Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world
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Big World
It is not often that nations learn from the past, even rarer that they draw the correct conclusions from it.
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Learning Nation Past
History is the memory of States.
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History Memories
Who controls the money controls the world.
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Control Money Power World
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
Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.
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Appearance Bad Politics
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

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